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Highbrow vs Elitist - What's the difference?

highbrow | elitist |

As adjectives the difference between highbrow and elitist

is that highbrow is (us|colloquial) intellectually stimulating, highly cultured while elitist is .

As nouns the difference between highbrow and elitist

is that highbrow is a cultured or learned person or thing while elitist is .

highbrow

English

Adjective

(wikipedia highbrow) (-)
  • (US, colloquial) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured.

    • Antonyms

    * lowbrow

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cultured or learned person or thing.

    • Related terms

    * lowbrow * middlebrow

    References

    * ESC, 2003. Re:highbrow, middlebrow, lowbrow'', ''The Phrase finder . * Robert Hendrickson, 1997. Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins'' (New York: ''Facts on File )

    elitist

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to elitism.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who believes in rule by an elite group.