highbrow

== 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 terms: middlebrow, no-brow highbrow entertainment ==== Derived terms ==== ==== 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, 2019–2022. 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)