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- [noun loh-brou; adjective loh-brou]
- /noun ˈloʊˌbraʊ; adjective ˈloʊˈbraʊ/
- /ˈləʊ.braʊ/
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- [noun loh-brou; adjective loh-brou]
- /noun ˈloʊˌbraʊ; adjective ˈloʊˈbraʊ/
Definitions of lowbrow word
- noun lowbrow a person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual activities or pursuits. 1
- adjective lowbrow being a lowbrow: that lowbrow idiot. 1
- adjective lowbrow of, relating to, or proper to a lowbrow: lowbrow entertainment. 1
- noun lowbrow Not highly intellectual or cultured. 1
- adjective lowbrow not intellectual 1
- adjective lowbrow If you say that something is lowbrow, you mean that it is easy to understand or appreciate rather than intellectual and is therefore perhaps inferior. 0
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Origin of lowbrow
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1905-10; low1 + brow
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Parts of speech for Lowbrow
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lowbrow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adj lowbrow
- wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- primitive — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
- rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- philistine — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
- barbaric — If you describe someone's behaviour as barbaric, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
adjective lowbrow
- undemanding — requiring or claiming more than is generally felt by others to be due: a demanding teacher.
- mass-market — (of products) produced and distributed in large quantities and intended to appeal to the widest range of consumers.
- popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- middle-of-the-road — favoring, following, or characterized by an intermediate position between two extremes, especially in politics; moderate.
- insensitive — deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous: an insensitive person.
Antonyms for lowbrow
adj lowbrow
- civilized — If you describe a society as civilized, you mean that it is advanced and has sensible laws and customs.
- cultured — If you describe someone as cultured, you mean that they have good manners, are well educated, and know a lot about the arts.
- educated — having undergone education: educated people.
- humane — characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
- kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
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