adj
Meaning 1
Filled with air or fluid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The inflated balloons danced in the breeze.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inflated
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.
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/ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/
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rhymes with -eɪtɪd
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N F L EY1 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- His inflated belly looked uncomfortable.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
In a state of higher cost.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: economics, sciences
Examples
- His inflated prices made the vendor unpopular.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- The inflated speech did not impress the audience.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 6
Higher that the true figure
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- inflated incidence figures
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
simple past and past participle of inflate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a hyperbolic style
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hyperbolic
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
- a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: high-flown, high-sounding
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مَنْفُوخ (manfūḵ) — filled with air
- Central Bikol: butog — filled with air
- Chinese Mandarin: 鼓起 (gŭqĭ) — filled with air
- Czech: nafouknutý — filled with air
- French: gonflé — filled with air
- German: aufgeblasen — filled with air
- German: aufgebläht — filled with air
- German: aufgepumpt — filled with air
- German: gebläht — filled with air
- Latin: inflātus — filled with air
- Latin: turgidus — filled with air
- Norwegian Bokmål: oppblåst — filled with air
- Romanian: umflat — filled with air
- Romanian: umplut (cu aer) — filled with air
- Spanish: hinchado — filled with air
- Spanish: inflado — filled with air
- German: gedehnt — expanded
- Latin: tumōrōsus — expanded
- Spanish: inflado — expanded
- German: verteuert — at higher cost
- German: überhöht — at higher cost
- Irish: boilscithe — at higher cost
- Spanish: inflado — at higher cost
- Tagalog: mamantog — at higher cost
- French: gonflé (e) — pompous
- German: aufgeblasen — pompous
- Latin: inflātus — pompous
- Spanish: hinchado — pompous
- Spanish: inflado — pompous
- Romanian: umflat — containing excessive words