lowbrow

[ noun loh-brou; adjective loh-brou ]

/ noun ˈloʊˌbraʊ; adjective ˈloʊˈbraʊ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR lowbrow ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual activities or pursuits.

adjective

being a lowbrow: that lowbrow idiot.

of, relating to, or proper to a lowbrow: lowbrow entertainment.

Origin of lowbrow

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; low¹ + brow

OTHER WORDS FROM lowbrow

lowbrowism, noun

Words nearby lowbrow

low boiling point, lowborn, lowboy, low brass, lowbred, lowbrow, low-budget, lowbush blueberry, low-cal, low calorie diet, low camp

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Example sentences from the Web for lowbrow

Will the next few hours be both didactic and entertaining, providing us with ample high and lowbrow cocktail party fodder?
From ‘American Hustle’ to ‘Saving Mr. Banks,’ Why Is Hollywood Hooked On Embellishing the Truth?|Marina Watts, Marlow Stern|January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We mixed highbrow and lowbrow, the celebrated and the not-yet-celebrated.
Charles Michener on Newsweek’s Cultural Edge|Charles Michener|December 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was one of our chief delights to watch Frankling grind his teeth when some lowbrow—as he called them—drew her name.
At Good Old Siwash|George Fitch
As I was saying when this lowbrow interrupted me, I was thinking that it might be a good idea to go nutting.
The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass|Allen Chapman

When I came to I found myself in that room, with one lowbrow on guard.
Bert Wilson on the Gridiron|J. W. Duffield

British Dictionary definitions for lowbrow

lowbrow

/ (ˈləʊˌbraʊ) derogatory /

noun

a person who has uncultivated or nonintellectual tastes

adjective Also: lowbrowed

of or characteristic of such a person

Derived forms of lowbrow

lowbrowism, noun

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Cultural definitions for lowbrow

lowbrow

Unsophisticated, uncultured, vulgar: “My blind date took me to a mud-wrestling match. What a lowbrow evening!”

单词	lowbrow
释义	lowbrow [ noun loh-brou; adjective loh-brou ] / noun ˈloʊˌbraʊ; adjective ˈloʊˈbraʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lowbrow ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual activities or pursuits. adjective being a lowbrow: that lowbrow idiot. of, relating to, or proper to a lowbrow: lowbrow entertainment. Origin of lowbrow An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; low¹ + brow OTHER WORDS FROM lowbrow lowbrowism, noun Words nearby lowbrow low boiling point, lowborn, lowboy, low brass, lowbred, lowbrow, low-budget, lowbush blueberry, low-cal, low calorie diet, low camp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lowbrow Will the next few hours be both didactic and entertaining, providing us with ample high and lowbrow cocktail party fodder? From ‘American Hustle’ to ‘Saving Mr. Banks,’ Why Is Hollywood Hooked On Embellishing the Truth?\|Marina Watts, Marlow Stern\|January 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST We mixed highbrow and lowbrow, the celebrated and the not-yet-celebrated. Charles Michener on Newsweek’s Cultural Edge\|Charles Michener\|December 24, 2012\|DAILY BEAST It was one of our chief delights to watch Frankling grind his teeth when some lowbrow—as he called them—drew her name. At Good Old Siwash\|George Fitch As I was saying when this lowbrow interrupted me, I was thinking that it might be a good idea to go nutting. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass\|Allen Chapman When I came to I found myself in that room, with one lowbrow on guard. Bert Wilson on the Gridiron\|J. W. Duffield British Dictionary definitions for lowbrow lowbrow / (ˈləʊˌbraʊ) derogatory / noun a person who has uncultivated or nonintellectual tastes adjective Also: lowbrowed of or characteristic of such a person Derived forms of lowbrow lowbrowism, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lowbrow uncivilized, cruel, inhuman, barbarous, brutal, unschooled, illiterate, ignorant, boorish, churlish, vulgar, stupid, rude, wild, primitive, rough, barbaric, coarse, merciless, uncivil Cultural definitions for lowbrow lowbrow Unsophisticated, uncultured, vulgar: “My blind date took me to a mud-wrestling match. What a lowbrow evening!” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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lowbrow

noun

adjective

Origin of lowbrow

OTHER WORDS FROM lowbrow

Words nearby lowbrow

Example sentences from the Web for lowbrow

British Dictionary definitions for lowbrow

noun

adjective Also: lowbrowed

Derived forms of lowbrow

Words related to lowbrow

Cultural definitions for lowbrow