HIGHBROW

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


Etymology

Adjective

highbrow

(sometimes, derogatory) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated.

Antonym: lowbrow

Coordinate term: middlebrow

Noun

highbrow (plural highbrows)

(sometimes, derogatory) A cultured or learned person or thing.

Synonyms: intellectual, scholar

Antonym: lowbrow

Coordinate term: middlebrow

Source: Wiktionary



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