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- [hahy-brou]
- /ˈhaɪˌbraʊ/
- /ˈhaɪ.braʊ/
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- [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
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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
Antonyms for highbrow
noun highbrow
adjective highbrow
- lowbrow — a person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual activities or pursuits.
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