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Highbrow vs Lowbrow - What's the difference?

highbrow | lowbrow | Antonyms |

Lowbrow is a antonym of highbrow.

Lowbrow is a related term of highbrow.



As adjectives the difference between highbrow and lowbrow

is that highbrow is intellectually stimulating, highly cultured while lowbrow is unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.

As nouns the difference between highbrow and lowbrow

is that highbrow is a cultured or learned person or thing while lowbrow is someone or something of low education or culture.

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 )

    lowbrow

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.
    • The Three Stooges are known for their lowbrow slapstick humor consisting of foolish action for the masses.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something of low education or culture.

    • Antonyms

    * highbrow

    Related terms

    * highbrow * 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 )