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highbrow

high·brow
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-brou]
    • /ˈhaɪˌbraʊ/
    • /ˈhaɪ.braʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-brou]
    • /ˈhaɪˌbraʊ/

Definitions of highbrow word

  • noun highbrow a person of superior intellectual interests and tastes. 1
  • noun highbrow a person with intellectual or cultural pretensions; intellectual snob. 1
  • noun highbrow the crestfish. 1
  • adjective highbrow Also, highbrowed. of, relating to, or characteristic of a highbrow. 1
  • noun highbrow Scholarly or rarefied in taste. 1
  • adjective highbrow highly cultured 1

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Origin of highbrow

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; high + brow

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Parts of speech for Highbrow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

highbrow popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

highbrow usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for highbrow

adj highbrow

  • cerebral — If you describe someone or something as cerebral, you mean that they are intellectual rather than emotional.
  • scholarly — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
  • wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
  • bookish — Someone who is bookish spends a lot of time reading serious books.
  • brainy — Someone who is brainy is clever and good at learning.

noun highbrow

  • scholar — a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
  • brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
  • sage — Alain René [a-lan ruh-ney] /aˈlɛ̃ rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1747, French novelist and dramatist.
  • egghead — an intellectual.
  • savant — a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.

adjective highbrow

  • serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
  • exclusive — An item or story published or broadcast by only one source.
  • elitist — A person who believes that a system or society should be ruled or dominated by an elite.
  • erudite — Having or showing great knowledge or learning.

Antonyms for highbrow

noun highbrow

  • imbecile — Informal. a dunce; blockhead; dolt: Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!.
  • ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.

adjective highbrow

  • lowbrow — a person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual activities or pursuits.

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