highbrow vs highbrowed what difference
what is difference between highbrow and highbrowed
English
Etymology
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.
Adjective
highbrow
- (sometimes derogatory) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated.
- Antonym: lowbrow
- Coordinate term: middlebrow
Translations
Noun
highbrow (plural highbrows)
- (sometimes derogatory) A cultured or learned person or thing.
- Synonyms: intellectual, scholar
- Antonym: lowbrow
- Coordinate term: middlebrow
Translations
Further reading
- “highbrow”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- highbrow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ESC, 2003. Re:highbrow, middlebrow, lowbrow, The Phrase finder.
- Robert Hendrickson, 1997. Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins (New York: Facts on File)
English
Adjective
highbrowed (comparative more highbrowed, superlative most highbrowed)
- (of a person) highbrow; intellectual and cultured
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