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high-class

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Upper-class.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Recognized for its quality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We bought it at a high-class shop downtown, expensive but worth it.
  • She's nothing but a high-class prostitute, even if she is earning $2,000 a night.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

pretentiously elegant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a high-toned restaurant

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: high-toned

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: първокласен (pǎrvoklasen) — recognized for quality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高級 /高级 (gāojí) — recognized for quality
  • Finnish: korkealaatuinen — recognized for quality
  • Finnish: korkealuokkainen — recognized for quality
  • Finnish: laadukas — recognized for quality
  • Finnish: tasokas — recognized for quality
  • Finnish: korkeatasoinen — recognized for quality
  • French: haut de gamme — recognized for quality
  • Georgian: მაღალი კლასის (maɣali ḳlasis) — recognized for quality
  • Georgian: მაღალხარისხიანი (maɣalxarisxiani) — recognized for quality
  • German: gehoben — recognized for quality
  • Japanese: 高級な (kōkyū-na) — recognized for quality
  • Korean: 고급 (gogeup) — recognized for quality
  • Macedonian: прво́класен (prvóklasen) — recognized for quality
  • Russian: ... высокого класса (vysokovo) — recognized for quality
  • Spanish: de nivel alto — recognized for quality
  • Spanish: de clase alta — recognized for quality
  • Swedish: lyxig — recognized for quality
  • Thai: ชั้นสูง — recognized for quality
  • Thai: ชั้นดี — recognized for quality