how to pronounce highfalutin

/ˌhaɪfəˈlutɪn/

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highfalutin is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of highfalutin in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… want to sound highfalutin about it all …”

meanings of highfalutin

adjective:

Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.

noun:

Pompous speech or writing.

highfalutin frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word highfalutin occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics highfalutin can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that highfalutin can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;