highbrow
/ˈhaɪbraʊ/adjective
उच्चारण हाइब्राउ
बौद्धिक, उच्चस्तरीय, गंभीर
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sometimes disapproving
concerned with or interested in serious artistic or cultural ideas
बौद्धिक, उच्चस्तरीय, गंभीर
- highbrow literature
- a highbrow magazine
- He prefers highbrow novels to popular thrillers.
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- The channel is known for its highbrow programmes on art and history.
- She found the lecture too highbrow for a general audience.
Synonyms intellectual cultured sophisticated scholarly academic
Opposite lowbrow popular mass-market unsophisticated
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a person who is interested in serious art and ideas
बुद्धिजीवी
- The film was too slow for anyone but highbrows.
- Only a few highbrows in the audience appreciated the long, silent film.
- The critic is a highbrow who looks down on most films.
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- Not all highbrows enjoy simple stories.
- The festival draws highbrows from all over the country.
Synonyms intellectual egghead scholar aesthete
Opposite lowbrow philistine
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
intellectual cultured sophisticated scholarly academic egghead scholar aesthete
Antonyms
lowbrow popular mass-market unsophisticated philistine
AaSpelling
high·brow
?Which word?
Keep the scale together: highbrow (serious and intellectual), middlebrow (of average cultural level), lowbrow (popular and not serious).
पैमाना साथ याद रखिए: highbrow (गंभीर और बौद्धिक), middlebrow (औसत सांस्कृतिक स्तर का), lowbrow (लोकप्रिय और गैर-गंभीर)।
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A person who does not care about art and culture is a philistine; one who loves art a connoisseur or aesthete.
कला और संस्कृति की परवाह न करने वाला philistine; कला-प्रेमी connoisseur या aesthete।