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highbrow

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highbrow /ˈhaɪˌbraʊ/ adjective
highbrow
/ˈhaɪˌbraʊ/
adjective
Learner's definition of HIGHBROW
[more highbrow; most highbrow] often disapproving
: interested in serious art, literature, ideas, etc.自视高雅的
: relating to or intended for people who are interested in serious art, literature, ideas, etc.(适合于)文化趣味高的人的
compare middlebrow, lowbrow

— highbrow

/ˈhaɪˌbraʊ/ noun, plural highbrows [count]
BNC: 25866 COCA: 22359

highbrow

noun

high·​brow ˈhī-ˌbrau̇ How to pronounce highbrow (audio)
: a person who possesses or has pretensions to superior learning or culture
highbrow adjective
highbrowed adjective
highbrowism noun

Example Sentences

guests at her elegant dinner parties are a mix of the city's highbrows and captains of industry
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Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of highbrow was in 1898
BNC: 25866 COCA: 22359

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