Highbrow
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Highbrow is an adjective meaning (sometimes derogatory) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated.
Meaning
(sometimes derogatory) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated.
More Meanings
- (sometimes derogatory) A cultured or learned person or thing.
Example Sentences
highbrow entertainment
They tend to regard the socialist intellectuals as nothing more than a pernicious bunch of highbrow radicals without appreciating their influence […]
“He's so darn afraid you'll be offended if he smokes. You scare him. Every time he speaks of the weather you jump him because he ain't talking about poetry or Gertie—Goethe?—or some other highbrow junk. You've got him so leery he scarcely dares to come here.”
Word Forms
- highbrows
Synonyms for highbrow
Depending on context, synonyms include intellectual, scholar, highbrowed.
Antonyms for highbrow
Common opposites include lowbrow.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include intellectual, snob, egghead, highborn, superintellectual, high-minded.
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