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highbrow
high·brow H0192000 (hī′brou′)adj. also high·browed (-broud′) Of, relating to, or being highly cultured or intellectual: They only attend highbrow events such as the ballet or the opera.n. One who possesses or affects a high degree of culture or learning.
high′brow′ism n.highbrow (ˈhaɪˌbraʊ) na person of scholarly and erudite tastesadjappealing to highbrows: highbrow literature. high•brow (ˈhaɪˌbraʊ)
n. 1. a person who has or affects superior intellectual or cultural interests and tastes. adj. 2. Also, high′browed`. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a highbrow. [1895–1900] high′brow`ism, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | highbrow - a person of intellectual or erudite tastesintellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively | | Adj. | 1. | highbrow - highly cultured or educated; "highbrow events such as the ballet or opera"; "a highbrowed literary critic"highbrowedcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechintellectual - appealing to or using the intellect; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature" |
highbrow (Often disparaging)adjective1. intellectual, cultured, sophisticated, deep, cultivated, brainy (informal), highbrowed, bookish He presents his own highbrow literary programme.
intellectual ignorant, philistine, unsophisticated, uninformed, shallow, unlearned, uncultivated, lowbrow, unintellectualnoun1. intellectual, scholar, egghead (informal), brain (informal), mastermind, Brahmin (U.S.), aesthete, savant, brainbox (slang) the sniggers of the highbrows
intellectual illiterate, moron, philistine, imbecile (informal), idiot, ignoramus, lowbrowQuotations
"A highbrow is a kind of person who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso" [A.P. Herbert The Highbrow]highbrowadjectiveInformal. Appealing to or engaging the intellect:cerebral, intellectual, sophisticated, thoughtful.Translationshighbrow
highbrow1. adjective Of or pertaining to heightened intellectualism or superior learning or culture; especially erudite or sophisticated; appealing or suited to highbrows. The film is by no means highbrow, but it has an intelligent enough story and some compelling characters. After two degrees in literature, Stanley insists on reading only highbrow books.2. noun A person who has or affects heightened intellectualism or superior learning or culture, often in a pretentious or elitist manner. Of course, a book like this won't be given the time of day by literary highbrows, but it nevertheless provides an engaging and—dare I say it—entertaining read.highbrowedOf or pertaining to heightened intellectualism or superior learning or culture; especially erudite or sophisticated; appealing or suited to highbrows. The film is by no means highbrowed, but it has an intelligent enough story and some compelling characters. After two degrees in literature, Stanley insists on reading only highbrowed books.See also: highbrowhighbrow1. n. an intellectual person; a person with refined tastes. (see also longhair.) The highbrows usually congregate in there. 2. mod. having to do with an intellectual or a person with refined tastes. Pete is sort of highbrow, but he’s an okay guy. highbrow
Synonyms for highbrowadj intellectualSynonyms- intellectual
- cultured
- sophisticated
- deep
- cultivated
- brainy
- highbrowed
- bookish
Antonyms- ignorant
- philistine
- unsophisticated
- uninformed
- shallow
- unlearned
- uncultivated
- lowbrow
- unintellectual
noun intellectualSynonyms- intellectual
- scholar
- egghead
- brain
- mastermind
- Brahmin
- aesthete
- savant
- brainbox
Antonyms- illiterate
- moron
- philistine
- imbecile
- idiot
- ignoramus
- lowbrow
Synonyms for highbrowadj appealing to or engaging the intellectSynonyms- cerebral
- intellectual
- sophisticated
- thoughtful
Synonyms for highbrownoun a person of intellectual or erudite tastesRelated Wordsadj highly cultured or educatedSynonymsRelated Words- colloquialism
- intellectual
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