lowbrow

/'loubrau/
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lowbrow

A man prefers lowbrow comedy shows to serious documentaries.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Not intellectual or sophisticated; characteristic of a person who lacks cultivation or intellectual tastes: Used to describe things, activities, or preferences considered to be simple, unsophisticated, or appealing to a mass audience without requiring deep thought or cultural knowledge.

  2. Noun:

    • A person who is uninterested in or lacks appreciation for intellectual or cultural pursuits: Refers to an individual whose tastes and interests are considered non-intellectual or mainstream.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • The film was criticized for its lowbrow humor, relying on slapstick and crude jokes.
    • He prefers lowbrow entertainment like reality TV shows over art films.

  • Noun:

    • The literary critic dismissed the popular author's fans as lowbrows.
    • She didn't consider herself a lowbrow, but she simply enjoyed simple, fun movies.
Advanced Usage
  • The term is often used in a somewhat critical or dismissive way to contrast with "highbrow" culture. It can imply a value judgment about the quality or sophistication of cultural products or audiences.
    • The debate centered on whether the festival was becoming too lowbrow to be taken seriously.
Variants and Related Words
  • Highbrow (adj/noun): Intellectual or sophisticated; a person with such tastes. (The opposite of lowbrow).
    • The magazine caters to a highbrow audience.
  • Middlebrow (adj/noun): Of intermediate intellectual or cultural appeal; neither highbrow nor lowbrow.
    • The novel was a middlebrow bestseller, accessible yet somewhat literary.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Unsophisticated, uncultured, philistine, anti-intellectual, mainstream, popular.
  • Noun: Philistine, anti-intellectual.
Antonyms
  • Adjective/Noun: Highbrow, intellectual, cultivated, sophisticated.
lowbrow

A man prefers lowbrow comedy shows to serious documentaries.

Adjective
  1. characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes
    • lowbrow tastes
Noun
  1. a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

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