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    highbrow
    /ˈhʌɪbraʊ/

    adjective

    • 1. intellectual or rarefied in taste: "innovatory art had a small, mostly highbrow following"

    noun

    • 1. a highbrow person: "she considered all those without television as highbrows, intellectual snobs, or paupers"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHIGHBROW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HIGHBROW definition: 1. (of books, plays, etc.) involving serious and complicated or artistic ideas, or (of people…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › highbrowHighbrow Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Highbrow is a noun or adjective that describes a person who has or pretends to have more learning or culture than others. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for highbrow.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › highbrowHIGHBROW Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a person of superior intellectual interests and tastes. a person with intellectual or cultural pretensions; intellectual snob. the crestfish. adjective. Also highbrowed. of, relating to, or characteristic of a highbrow. Synonyms: pseudointellectual, snobbish, bookish, cultured, scholarly, intellectual. highbrow. / ˈhaɪˌbraʊ / noun.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › highbrowHighbrow - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Anything highbrow is usually intellectual in nature, and people who appreciate such things are also called highbrows. Highbrows usually have money and are sometimes considered snobby or hoity-toity. The opposite of highbrow is lowbrow, which refers to vulgar and less sophisticated culture and people.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHIGHBROW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HIGHBROW meaning: 1. (of books, plays, etc.) involving serious and complicated or artistic ideas, or (of people…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHIGHBROW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Highbrow means intellectual, academic, and often difficult to understand. It can describe a book, a discussion, or a person with highbrow tastes and interests. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhighbrow adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    adjective. /ˈhaɪbraʊ/ (sometimes disapproving) interested in serious artistic or cultural ideas synonym intellectual. highbrow newspapers. highbrow readers. Highbrow critics generally disapprove of this type of novel. The journal is aimed at a highbrow readership.