highbrow's Usage Examples:

Used colloquially as a noun or adjective, "highbrow" is synonymous with intellectual; as an adjective, it also means elite, and generally carries a connotation.

The organization is known for its highbrow tastes, and its annual awards are one of the most prestigious film critics.

1925, the term middlebrow is the intermediary "brow" descriptor between highbrow and lowbrow, which are terms derived from the pseudo-science of phrenology.

particular attention to the arts world, offering documentaries, reportages and highbrow entertainment (music, dance, cabaret and theatre).

are generally organised in large cities and are distinct from the more "highbrow" symphony or philharmonic orchestras which also may exist in the same city.

It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more "highbrow" programmes than the more mainstream and popular DR1.

Its programming is generalist with a strong focus on highbrow and Korean-oriented programming, ranging from news and current affairs.

Weirdo served as a "low art" counterpoint to its contemporary highbrow Raw.

Lewis also argued that judging books by whether they are "lowbrow" or "highbrow" is not necessarily fruitful; many "lowbrow" books prove to be valuable.

but now serves as SVT's specialist television network, carrying more highbrow and minority programming compared to the more mainstream SVT1.

they want to answer a highbrow or a lowbrow question based on the clue.

The students score two points if they get the highbrow question right or one point.

Hirculops cornifer, the highbrow rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean.

bahuvrihis often describe people using synecdoche: flatfoot, half-wit, highbrow, lowlife, redhead, tenderfoot, long-legs, and white-collar.

The saga is noted for its scholarly, highbrow style.

Synonyms:

intellect; intellectual;

Antonyms:

stupidity; emotional; uneducated;