high-soundingadj.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪˈsaʊndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪˌsaʊndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adv., sounding adj.¹

Etymology: < high adv. + sounding adj.¹

1. That makes a high or loud sound; clamorous, resonant; high-pitched.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > [adjective]

loudc897

shillOE

brightOE

shillinga1225

soundingc1374

ringingc1400

sonore?c1400

resoundingc1425

sonousc1429

resoundable?c1500

soundish1530

high-sounding1560

singing1565

resonant1572

trolling1581

rumbelow1582

sonorous1611

canorous1646

remugient1660

retentive1728

fullish1770

pealing1794

resonating1845

plangent1858

resonatory1880

timbrous1929

1560 Bible (Geneva) Psalms cl. 5 Praise ye him with high sounding cymbals.

1618 T. Thompson Antichrist Arraigned 2 Iohn was powerfull, as an high sounding thunder.

1644 Cavaliers New Common-prayer Bk. 10 Loud and high sounding musicke.

1717 E. Fenton Poems When his high-sounding lyre his valour rais'd.

1785 W. Cowper Task v. 681 Ah, tinkling cymbal and high-sounding brass, Smitten in vain!

1801 C. Stewart Elements Nat. Hist. I. iv. 180 Its flight is lofty, with a high sounding voice.

1886 M. F. Sheldon tr. G. Flaubert Salammbô x. 251 The flute was high-sounding and sonorous.

1924 W. Gillette Electricity ii. 67 A simple little high-sounding gong in the hall.

2004 H. Pinksterboer Music on Paper (ed. 2) ii. 10 Music for high-sounding instruments, such as trumpets and violins, is written on a staff with this clef.

2. Esp. of speech or language: sounding or appearing important or impressive (but in reality having little substance); pompous, bombastic; pretentious.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > lofty or grandiloquent

magnificenta1460

statelya1525

magnifical1533

tragical1533

lofty1565

tragic1566

sublime1586

over-high1587

magnific1589

heroic1590

buskina1593

grandiloquous1593

full-mouthed1594

high-pitched1594

buskined1595

full-mouth1595

high-borne1596

altisonant1612

Roman1619

high-sounding1624

transcendent1631

magniloquent1640

loud1651

altiloquent1656

grandiloquent1656

largiloquent1656

altisonous1661

tall1670

elevate1673

grandisonous1674

sounding1683

exalted1684

grandisonant1684

grandific1727

magniloquous1727

orotund1799

superb1825

spread eagle1839

grandiose1840

magnisonanta1843

togated1868

elevated1875

mandarin1959

1624 E. Forset Def. Right of Kings 3 In those high sounding tearmes he beareth his stile aloft.

1678 T. Shadwell Hist. Timon ii. 21 Thou art a wordy foolish Scribler, who Writ'st nothing but high-sounding frothy stuff.

1711 tr. S. Werenfels Disc. Meteors Stile in tr. S. Werenfels Disc. Logomachys 202 He uses high-sounding and Ciceronian Words.

1784 J. L. De Lolme Constit. Eng. (ed. 4) i. ii. 33 Vested with more high-sounding prerogatives.

1808 H. More Cœlebs in Search of Wife II. xxxviii. 278 A fine high sounding tirade, Charles, spoken con amore.

1856 Glasgow Med. Jrnl. Jan. 410 It is the duty of the physician not to be led away by high-sounding pretensions, but to observe carefully the phenomena exhibited by disease.

1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith iv. 145 What real meaning is there in the highsounding phrase, so often repeated, ‘Knowledge of things in themselves’?

1926 Amer. Mercury Apr. 466/2 Literary clubs and study clubs, not a few with the high-sounding French names, now take the lead.

1962 Crisis Jan. 13/2 History has taught us that these rights are..mere high-sounding principles.

2008 M. Juvan Hist. & Poetics Intertextuality ii. 34 This kind of parody of high-sounding but vacuous rhetorical style is..embedded also in Plato's Symposium.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high-sounding
释义	high-soundingadj. Brit. /ˌhʌɪˈsaʊndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhaɪˌsaʊndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adv., sounding adj.¹ Etymology: < high adv. + sounding adj.¹ 1. That makes a high or loud sound; clamorous, resonant; high-pitched. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > [adjective] loudc897 shillOE brightOE shillinga1225 soundingc1374 ringingc1400 sonore?c1400 resoundingc1425 sonousc1429 resoundable?c1500 soundish1530 high-sounding1560 singing1565 resonant1572 trolling1581 rumbelow1582 sonorous1611 canorous1646 remugient1660 retentive1728 fullish1770 pealing1794 resonating1845 plangent1858 resonatory1880 timbrous1929 1560 Bible (Geneva) Psalms cl. 5 Praise ye him with high sounding cymbals. 1618 T. Thompson Antichrist Arraigned 2 Iohn was powerfull, as an high sounding thunder. 1644 Cavaliers New Common-prayer Bk. 10 Loud and high sounding musicke. 1717 E. Fenton Poems When his high-sounding lyre his valour rais'd. 1785 W. Cowper Task v. 681 Ah, tinkling cymbal and high-sounding brass, Smitten in vain! 1801 C. Stewart Elements Nat. Hist. I. iv. 180 Its flight is lofty, with a high sounding voice. 1886 M. F. Sheldon tr. G. Flaubert Salammbô x. 251 The flute was high-sounding and sonorous. 1924 W. Gillette Electricity ii. 67 A simple little high-sounding gong in the hall. 2004 H. Pinksterboer Music on Paper (ed. 2) ii. 10 Music for high-sounding instruments, such as trumpets and violins, is written on a staff with this clef. 2. Esp. of speech or language: sounding or appearing important or impressive (but in reality having little substance); pompous, bombastic; pretentious. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > lofty or grandiloquent magnificenta1460 statelya1525 magnifical1533 tragical1533 lofty1565 tragic1566 sublime1586 over-high1587 magnific1589 heroic1590 buskina1593 grandiloquous1593 full-mouthed1594 high-pitched1594 buskined1595 full-mouth1595 high-borne1596 altisonant1612 Roman1619 high-sounding1624 transcendent1631 magniloquent1640 loud1651 altiloquent1656 grandiloquent1656 largiloquent1656 altisonous1661 tall1670 elevate1673 grandisonous1674 sounding1683 exalted1684 grandisonant1684 grandific1727 magniloquous1727 orotund1799 superb1825 spread eagle1839 grandiose1840 magnisonanta1843 togated1868 elevated1875 mandarin1959 1624 E. Forset Def. Right of Kings 3 In those high sounding tearmes he beareth his stile aloft. 1678 T. Shadwell Hist. Timon ii. 21 Thou art a wordy foolish Scribler, who Writ'st nothing but high-sounding frothy stuff. 1711 tr. S. Werenfels Disc. Meteors Stile in tr. S. Werenfels Disc. Logomachys 202 He uses high-sounding and Ciceronian Words. 1784 J. L. De Lolme Constit. Eng. (ed. 4) i. ii. 33 Vested with more high-sounding prerogatives. 1808 H. More Cœlebs in Search of Wife II. xxxviii. 278 A fine high sounding tirade, Charles, spoken con amore. 1856 Glasgow Med. Jrnl. Jan. 410 It is the duty of the physician not to be led away by high-sounding pretensions, but to observe carefully the phenomena exhibited by disease. 1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith iv. 145 What real meaning is there in the highsounding phrase, so often repeated, ‘Knowledge of things in themselves’? 1926 Amer. Mercury Apr. 466/2 Literary clubs and study clubs, not a few with the high-sounding French names, now take the lead. 1962 Crisis Jan. 13/2 History has taught us that these rights are..mere high-sounding principles. 2008 M. Juvan Hist. & Poetics Intertextuality ii. 34 This kind of parody of high-sounding but vacuous rhetorical style is..embedded also in Plato's Symposium. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1560
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