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Pop music has been all but relegated to the remainder bin at MTV and VH1, where high-maintenance concoctions such as Paris Hilton, Flavor Flav, and Hulk Hogan's biohazard clan of bleached specimens provide endless hours of death-hastening diversion.
James Wolcott

Meaning of "high-maintenance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH-MAINTENANCE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH-MAINTENANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
High-Maintenance is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HIGH-MAINTENANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of high-maintenance in the English dictionary

The definition of high-maintenance in the dictionary is requiring regular maintenance to keep it in working order. Other definition of high-maintenance is requiring a high level of care and attention; demanding.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH-MAINTENANCE

high-heeled shoes
high-impact
high-income
high-interest
high-jump
high-key
high-keyed
high-level
high-level language
high-level waste
high-minded
high-mindedly
high-mindedness
high-muck-a-muck
high-necked
high-octane
high-pass filter
high-performance
high-pitched
high-powered

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH-MAINTENANCE

advance
alternance
car maintenance
corporate governance
countenance
dissonance
dominance
finance
governance
luminance
magnetic resonance
maintenance
nance
ordinance
ordnance
ordonnance
predominance
provenance
refinance
resonance
sustenance

Synonyms and antonyms of high-maintenance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «high-maintenance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH-MAINTENANCE

Find out the translation of high-maintenance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high-maintenance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high-maintenance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高维护
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alto mantenimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

high-maintenance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च रखरखाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عالية الصيانة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высокое обслуживание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

manutenção de alta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haut-entretien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

penyelenggaraan yang tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wartungs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高メンテナンス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

높은 유지 보수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwur-pangopènan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cao - bảo trì
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிக பராமரிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च देखभाल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüksek bakım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

high - manutenzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

utrzymanie wysokiej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

високе обслуговування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de înaltă întreținere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλής συντήρησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë - onderhoud
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hög-underhåll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

high- vedlikehold
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high-maintenance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH-MAINTENANCE»

The term «high-maintenance» is regularly used and occupies the 67.987 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH-MAINTENANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high-maintenance

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6 QUOTES WITH «HIGH-MAINTENANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word high-maintenance.
1
Yasmine Bleeth
Guys usually know immediately that I'm high-maintenance.
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Sloane Crosley
Unless you are a professional, you will find the tart to be a high-maintenance, unforgiving whistle-blower of a pastry.
3
Sean Faris
I don't want a girl who's high-maintenance and wants to go shopping... I like a girl who doesn't wear make-up and is naturally beautiful.
4
Aimee Garcia
I'm dating a very high-maintenance career.
5
Katie McGrath
I'm not a high-maintenance person.
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James Wolcott
Pop music has been all but relegated to the remainder bin at MTV and VH1, where high-maintenance concoctions such as Paris Hilton, Flavor Flav, and Hulk Hogan's biohazard clan of bleached specimens provide endless hours of death-hastening diversion.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH-MAINTENANCE»

Discover the use of high-maintenance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high-maintenance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
High Maintenance
National Bestseller The story of an obsessive love affair between a woman and an apartment.
Jennifer Belle, 2002
2
High-Maintenance Employees: Why Your Best People Will Also ...
" What do they do? High-Maintenance Employees is the first book to give managers detailed guidance on how to get the best out of high-maintenance high-performers--visionary employees who are difficult to keep on track.
Katherine Leviss, 2005
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High-Maintenance Relationships
Need help handling the impossible people in your life? Here is some practical help!
Les Parrott, 1997
4
Glam Girl: High Praise for the High-Maintenance Woman
From the book: * Glam Girl Mission: To make the world even more beautiful starting with yourself. * Weapons of Choice: Lipstick, designer handbag, and Glam Girl compact!
Suji Meswani, Patricia Carlin, 2004
5
American Epidemic: High Maintenance Women
Sure to detonate a wide-spread outbreak of debate, this book should cause Americans to take pause and rethink what American men really want in American women and what American women have become.
Clinton Bland, 2006
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The Redneck and the High Maintenance Woman
The book is a series of short chapters about funny events that have occurred in the thirty years of putting up with each other. You won't be much smarter when you finish the book, but you're guaranteed to get a few good laughs.
Doyle and Roberta High, Roberta High, 1995
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The High Maintenance Bitch: Owner's Manual: It's Not about ...
Utilizing their fashion and humor sensibilities, the authors have prepared this witty guide to raising a poufed-up pup.
Lori Pacchiano, Ryan Pacchiano, 2006
8
Mr. High Maintenance
Nishawnda Ellis. in it. The two caught up to Marcus and his partner. Just when Kendra was letting go, her instructor pulled the rip cord to release the parachute. She jolted to fear again.“What the fuck!” Marcus laughed hysterically. He loved ...
Nishawnda Ellis, 2010
9
Turfgrass Maintenance Reduction Handbook: Sports, Lawns, and ...
High maintenance varieties possess other specialized adaptations and structures for withstanding the rigors of high wear and close cut. As a group, high maintenance varieties in the ISU study had more leaves per plant, less topgrowth , and ...
Doug Brede, 2000
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The New Breed: Understanding & Equipping the 21st-century ...
MANAGING HIGH-MAINTENANCE VOLUNTEERS In every workshop on volunteer management we lead, someone asks the question, “How do you fire a volunteer?” Let's not get too hasty. First, perhaps we should ask the question, “ Should ...
Jonathan Ray McKee, Thomas W. McKee, 2008

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH-MAINTENANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high-maintenance is used in the context of the following news items.
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COLUMN: Get a drip and save some water - Peace Arch News
It's a high-maintenance, and nowadays both hardware- and software-dependent endeavour for the modern grower. Arguably, a few months ... «Peace Arch News, Jul 15»
2
Clown contouring: Everything you need to know about the amazing …
So how can you achieve this high-maintenance look? First things first, make sure you've got enough time to try this out - this is not one for those ... «Closer, Jul 15»
3
Surprise Surprise! Archie Andrews is back from the dead and has a …
... choose girl-next-door Betty Cooper or the high-maintenance high school hottie Veronica Lodge. But now our lovable redhead Archie is back, ... «India.com, Jul 15»
4
Free Will Astrology (7/15/15) - Orlando Weekly
She told Cosmopolitan magazine that she's "high-maintenance in bed." Every time she's involved in a sexual encounter, she demands to have ... «Orlando Weekly, Jul 15»
5
Get married or stay single? Live in the city or country? Dog or Cat …
Some of it obviously comes down to how high-maintenance you want your pet to be; do you really want to take them out for a walk each ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
BRB Crying Forever, There's A Retirement Home For Senior Dogs
... a Heart Senior Pet Sanctuary, told MTV News, running a nonprofit — especially one that has so many high-maintenance residents — is a lot ... «MTV.com, Jul 15»
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Why a beautiful face will buy you drinks, dinner and pay your rent
Personally, I am pretty high-maintenance when it comes to the way I look. I never leave the house unless I am impeccably groomed, not a hair ... «SDE Entertainment News, Jul 15»
8
Help! My Kid Is High-Maintenance!
High-maintenance kids wear parents out emotionally, physically, and mentally. The good news: strong-willed children also tend to be of above ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Bachelorette Emily Simms storms out on Bachelor Sam Wood during …
The insider also added that Emily, or Emma as she is sometimes called, is 'very high-maintenance and a pain in the a*s.' ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»

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