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- pronunciation:
- haI
braU
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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noun |
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one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly).
He enjoyed Shakespeare and daytime soaps equally, so he could not be called a highbrow.My brother being such a highbrow, I knew he wouldn't appreciate my comic book collection.- antonyms:
- lowbrow
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intellectual |
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adjective |
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of, concerning, or of interest to a highbrow.
He doesn't consider movie themes to be highbrow music.My taste in art is not particularly highbrow.- antonyms:
- lowbrow, popular
- similar words:
- arty
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classical, cultured, learned, scholarly, sophisticated |
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| derivations: |
highbrowed (adj.), highbrowism (n.) |
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