highbrow
high|brow /h'aɪbraʊ/ (highbrows)
1 [ADJ]
If you say that a book or discussion is highbrow, you mean that it is intellectual, academic, and is often difficult to understand.
He presents his own highbrow literary programme.
≠ lowbrow
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you describe someone as highbrow, you mean that they are interested in serious subjects of a very intellectual nature, especially when these are difficult to understand.
Highbrow critics sniff that the programme was `too sophisticated' to appeal to most viewers.
≠ lowbrow
1 [ADJ]
If you say that a book or discussion is highbrow, you mean that it is intellectual, academic, and is often difficult to understand.
He presents his own highbrow literary programme.
≠ lowbrow
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you describe someone as highbrow, you mean that they are interested in serious subjects of a very intellectual nature, especially when these are difficult to understand.
Highbrow critics sniff that the programme was `too sophisticated' to appeal to most viewers.
≠ lowbrow