highbrow

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von highbrow im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: aydın; entelektüel; aydın (kimse); (Konuşma Dili) kültürlü; (Konuşma Dili) okumuş; {i} ukalâ; (isim) ukalâ; s., i. entelektüel; fikir adamı; entel

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von highbrow im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A cultured or learned person or thing; Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured; a person of intellectual or erudite tastes; highly cultured or educated; "highbrow events such as the ballet or opera"; "a highbrowed literary critic"; {i} intellectual, cultured person, refined person; pseudointellectual, snob; {s} having a highly intellectual quality; highly cultured or refined; snobbish, haughty; a person of intellectual or erudite tastes highly cultured or educated; "highbrow events such as the ballet or opera"; "a highbrowed literary critic; If you say that a book or discussion is highbrow, you mean that it is intellectual, academic, and is often difficult to understand. He presents his own highbrow literary programme. lowbrow; If you describe someone as highbrow, you mean that they are interested in serious subjects of a very intellectual nature, especially when these are difficult to understand. Highbrow critics sniff that the programme was `too sophisticated' to appeal to most viewers. lowbrow
highbrows: plural of highbrow

highbrow

Silbentrennung

high·brow

Türkische aussprache

haybrau

Synonyme

bookish, brainy, cerebral, cultivated, cultured, erudite, intellective, intelligent, learned, scholarly, studious, wise, academic, academician, bluestocking

Antonyme

lowbrow

Aussprache

/ˈhīˌbrou/ /ˈhaɪˌbraʊ/

Etymologie

() From a compound of the words high and 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.