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--n. 15 peak, record, height, maximum, acme, apex: Employment
is expected to reach a high next summer. 16 intoxication,
altered consciousness: The high lasts till the drug wears off.
17 anticyclone: The high passing over the country will bring
fair weather.
highbrow n. 1 scholar, intellectual, savant, sage, mastermind, genius;
aesthete, connoisseur, Colloq egghead, brain: Many who pretend
to deride highbrows secretly envy them.
--adj. 2 scholarly, intellectual, learned, erudite, deep,
bookish, cultured, sophisticated, cultivated, aesthetic, Colloq
brainy: Books on philosophy are too highbrow for the market we
cater to.
high-class
adj. 1 first-rate, superior, better, top-drawer, Colloq tops,
tiptop, A-one or A-1, super, great: He has had the benefit of a
high-class education. 2 aristocratic, upper-class, ‚lite,
select, exclusive; upper crust, fancy, Brit county, US and
Canadian tony, Slang classy: She says she comes from a
high-class family.
highly adv. 1 greatly, much, tremendously, well, enthusiastically,
warmly, immensely, hugely: Her play was highly praised by all
the critics. 2 very, extremely, quite, exceptionally,
extraordinarily, incomparably, decidedly: It is highly unlikely
that I shall come to your party. 3 favourably, well,
enthusiastically, approvingly, warmly, praisefully: They seem
to think highly of him at the office. 4 well, influentially,
powerfully, strongly, authoritatively, effectively, importantly:
I have the information from a highly placed government official.
hilarious adj. funny, side-splitting, humorous, comical, amusing,
entertaining, mirthful; merry, gay, jolly, jovial, cheerful,
cheery, joyous, joyful, rollicking, uproarious; Colloq
hysterical: Binky told me a hilarious story about his aunt's
pet boa constrictor. We had a hilarious time at your party.
hilarity n. laughter, gaiety, joviality, jollity, merriment, mirth,
exuberance, glee, boisterousness, cheerfulness, joyfulness,
jubilation, elation, revelry, conviviality, high spirits,