Rarefied Definition
adjective
Not dense; thin.
The rarefied air of the high peaks.
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Belonging to or reserved for a small select group; exclusive.
Accepted in the most rarefied social circles.
American Heritage
Refined or esoteric.
Rarefied academic theorizing; a man of rarefied appetites.
American Heritage
(of a gas etc.) Less dense than usual.
The air at the top of a high mountain is rarefied.
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