adj
Meaning 1
Of a sound, having a high pitch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: high, high-pitch, fluty, piping
Antonyms: low, low-pitched
Standard Lemma guide
high-pitched
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌhaɪˈpɪt͡ʃt/
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attributive: /ˈhaɪˌpɪt͡ʃt/
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rhymes with (predicative) -ɪtʃt
adj
Meaning 2
Of a steam locomotive boiler, placed higher than usual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Haughty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: high
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
set at a sharp or high angle or slant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a high-pitched roof
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: висок (visok) — having a high pitch
- Bulgarian: пронизителен (pronizitelen) — having a high pitch
- Finnish: kimeä — having a high pitch
- Finnish: korkea — having a high pitch
- Galician: agudo — having a high pitch
- German: hoch — having a high pitch
- Italian: acuto — having a high pitch
- Macedonian: ви́сок (vísok) — having a high pitch
- Polish: przenikliwy — having a high pitch
- Polish: przeraźliwy — having a high pitch
- Polish: wysoki — having a high pitch
- Polish: ostry — having a high pitch
- Portuguese: agudo — having a high pitch
- Russian: высо́кий (vysókij) — having a high pitch
- Russian: пронзи́тельный (pronzítelʹnyj) — having a high pitch
- Spanish: agudo — having a high pitch
- Spanish: atiplado — having a high pitch
- Spanish: tipludo — having a high pitch
- Tagalog: malaray — having a high pitch
- Turkish: tiz — having a high pitch
Real reading context