Term Gallery logo

Meanings of high-brow in English

Noun, or adjective, synonymous with intellectual, and, as an adjective, a term also synonymous with elite, or generally carrying a connotation of high culture.

See more
Related terms
Synonyms
Examples for "highbrow"
Examples for "highbrow"
1
Of course, we prefer the more highbrow approach to Labor Day celebrations.
Wired
2
Away from the set, however, he producer's taste was rather more highbrow.
The Guardian
3
This combination of highbrow and kitsch is not theirs alone, of course.
The Guardian
4
In today's context Fred Michel was the German, Adam Smith the highbrow.
The Guardian
5
And in a lot of ways, it wasn't highbrow enough for her.
Sisters
Usage of high-brow in English
1
So, we have a strong programme that covers populist and high-brow interests?
The Irish Times
2
Well-educated cineastes were translating their high-brow influences into finely honed exploitation cinema.
The Irish Times
3
Surrounded by museums, palaces and monuments, the city has a high-brow feel.
The Irish Times
4
As ever in the UK, the political rows are extremely high-brow.
The South African
5
In fairness, we're all prepped for a high-brow war of words.
Independent.ie
6
A WEEKEND of high-brow entertainment and sports is promised over the coming days.
The Irish Times
7
This extraordinary racket is, at root, about the bewitching power of high-brow brands.
The Guardian
8
You can the high-brow stuff from now on, and you'll get along better.
The Heart of Arethusa
9
One night at some snooty high-brow affair he worked, he met your mother.
Midnight caller
10
The true story is that a rather high-brow seminar on Where Is Theatre Going?
The Guardian
11
He is equally at home to high-brow and populist material.
The Irish Times
12
Mr Aronofsky is among the most high-brow of quasi-mainstream directors.
The Irish Times
13
It was not high-brow but it was well thought out.
The Guardian
14
Has New Zealand given up on high-brow literature and embraced cheap and trashy sensationalism?
Radio NZ
15
Sylvia and your grandfather were being so high-brow I was beginning to feel faint,
The Bent Twig
16
Roy Hodgson, by contrast, is a celebrated polyglot with a penchant for high-brow literature.
The Guardian