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Highbrow
adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated. derogatory, sometimes
"highbrow entertainment"
Adjective
- 1 highly cultured or educated wordnet
Noun
- 1 A cultured or learned person or thing. derogatory, sometimes
- 2 a person of intellectual or erudite tastes wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
A compound of the words high + brow, first recorded usage in 1875. Referring to the (by that time discredited) science of phrenology, which suggested that a person of intelligence and sophistication would possess a higher brow-line than someone of lesser intelligence and sophistication.
Etymology 2
A compound of the words high + brow, first recorded usage in 1875. Referring to the (by that time discredited) science of phrenology, which suggested that a person of intelligence and sophistication would possess a higher brow-line than someone of lesser intelligence and sophistication.
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