highbrowed
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8.2
- adjective
- /ˈhaɪˌbraʊd/
- Some considered his remarks a little too highbrowed for the casual book club.
Examples
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She has a highbrowed taste in literature.
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Sarah's highbrowed taste in literature impressed her professors.
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The gallery attracted a highbrowed audience who were keen to discuss abstract art.
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The highbrowed gallery featured modern art.
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The gallery was filled with highbrowed patrons who discussed the complexities of modern art.
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She prefers highbrowed films that challenge her thinking and stimulate intellectual conversation.
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His highbrowed tastes often alienated him from friends who enjoyed more mainstream entertainment.
Synonyms
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5.1
Showing high moral ideas or aims that seem admirable and often not realistic
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4.1
Showing elegant, polite manners and good taste
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5.1
A person who likes and understands art, music, and books
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6.8
Someone who has strong moral beliefs and high ideals
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8.1
About art or ideas that serious, educated people like
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6.7
High in moral, intellectual or artistic value
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9.9
Ideas that only a small group of experts understand
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9.3
Behaving or speaking in a fancy way to seem more important
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8.7
Very fancy in a way that tries to impress people
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9.9
Very fancy in a way that shows you think you are better than others
Antonyms
- Offensive
Shows little interest in serious art and ideas, preferring simple popular entertainment
How Cultured
- Formal
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8.4
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8.2
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6.2
- Formal
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4.1
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5.1
10
4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Highbrowed comes from the slang highbrow, made from high and brow meaning 'forehead', because people once thought a high forehead showed intelligence. So, to be highbrowed is to show very cultured, intellectual tastes, sometimes with a little pretension.