rarefied

adj 1: having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the

rarefied mountain air" [syn: {rare}, {rarified}]

2: reserved for an eleite group [syn: {rarified}]

3: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or

style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown

ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [syn:

{exalted}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarified},

{idealistic}, {noble-minded}]