high-class
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5.8
- adjective
- /haɪ klæs/
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exclusivo
- Implicit in his dancing was a battle for distinction, an aspiration to become a high-class gentleman.
- high-class people
It was it was about the most high class shampoo you could get.
- It was it was about the most high class shampoo you could get.
- It's very laid back, yet high class.
- Now remember, this is supposed to be the luxury grand touring high class McLaren, not an exotic sports car supercar.
- You know, you can think about Saint Paul and in Christian terms and the fact that he was a tech maker, that was not a particularly, you know, high class position.
- See what always me up about you was what the hell some high class acid movie looking individual was going down here to begin with.
Examples
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This is a very high-class hotel.
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Clearly a high-class refuge for big spenders.
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I work in a high-class joint now.
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We're in a very high-class place.
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For the WAVES, the uniform helped to establish the image that the women were "high class" and "refined."
Academic text (2014) -
If I pick Papa up - Have you ever been to a high-class place like this before?
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If I might point out, madam, this is a high-class department store.
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I'm at this high-class establishment.
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Mum, I'm going to take you to a high-class restaurant at Grand Dorsett Subang Hotel.
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This is a very high-class hotel with luxurious amenities.
Synonyms
133
4.1
Being elegant and stylish and showing good taste
74
7.3
Trying to seem more important or clever than you really are
68
2.7
Very good and done with care
66
5.5
Expensive and high quality, liked by people with more money
62
5.6
Something that is very comfortable and expensive and shows someone is rich
19
7.2
Like people from rich, important families who have high social rank
18
7.4
Very stylish and expensive-looking, like a fancy car or hotel
11
4.3
Belonging to the richest and most powerful people in society
9
3.9
Of very good quality for important uses
7
7.5
Expensive and fashionable, showing that someone has money
4
4.1
Showing elegant, polite manners and good taste
4
9.3
Behaving or speaking in a fancy way to seem more important
1
8.7
Very fancy in a way that tries to impress people
1
9.9
Very fancy in a way that shows you think you are better than others
Very high-class and fashionable, often for food or clothing
Antonyms
How Classy
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4.7
399
5.4
20
5.8
- Informal
38
6.9
4
5.8
114
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word high-class comes from two simple words: high meaning 'above' and class meaning 'group' or 'social rank'. So, high-class describes people or places seen as in a 'higher' group — stylish, expensive, or of better social standing.