Definition of HIGHBROW

highbrow

Meanings

Plural: highbrows

Noun

  • a person of intellectual or erudite tastes
  • A cultured or learned person or thing.

Adjective Satellite

  • highly cultured or educated
    • "highbrow events such as the ballet or opera"
    • "a highbrowed literary critic"

Adj

  • Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated.

Origin / 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.

Antonyms

lowbrow

Scrabble Score: 20

highbrow is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
highbrow is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
highbrow is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

highbrow is a valid Words With Friends word