barbariannoun [ C ]
uk/bɑːˈbeə.ri.ən/us/bɑːrˈber.i.ən/a member of a group of people from a very different country or culture that is considered to be less socially advanced and more violent than your own:
The walled city was attacked by barbarian hordes.
disapproving a person with little education who has no interest in art and culture:
How can you call those barbarians your friends?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Art & culture
- aesthetic
- art gallery
- artsy
- arty
- composition
- cultural
- culture
- efflorescence
- esthete
- esthetic
- highbrow
- lowbrow
- middlebrow
- philistine
- pop culture
- soul
- soul food
- soulful