highbrow, highbrowed
(adjective) highly cultured or educated; “highbrow events such as the ballet or opera”; “a highbrowed literary critic”
highbrow
(noun) a person of intellectual or erudite tastes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
highbrow
(sometimes, derogatory) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated.
Antonym: lowbrow
Coordinate term: middlebrow
highbrow (plural highbrows)
(sometimes, derogatory) A cultured or learned person or thing.
Synonyms: intellectual, scholar
Antonym: lowbrow
Coordinate term: middlebrow
Source: Wiktionary
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
