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/ˈhaɪbraʊ/
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/ˈhaɪbraʊ/
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highbrow
noun
highbrows
pl
UK
/ˈhaɪbraʊ/
US
/ˈhaɪˌbraʊ/
intellectuel
Personne cultivée ou qui se donne des airs d'érudition.
The art gallery was filled with highbrows discussing the nuances of the paintings.
La galerie d'art était remplie d'intellectuels discutant des nuances des tableaux.
Additional translations
intello
Familier, souvent légèrement péjoratif.
Synonyms
sophisticate
intellectual
elitist
snob
cultured
highbrow
adjective
more highbrow
Comp.
most highbrow
Super.
UK
/ˈhaɪbraʊ/
US
/ˈhaɪbraʊ/
intellectuel
Au sens de cultivé, érudit, parfois avec une nuance prétentieuse ou élitiste.
The highbrow art exhibit attracted a sophisticated crowd interested in avant-garde pieces.
L'exposition d'art intellectuelle a attiré un public sophistiqué intéressé par des œuvres d'avant-garde.
Additional translations
cultivé
Se dit surtout d'une activité, d'un milieu ou d'un goût jugés raffinés.
Synonyms
erudite
cultured
sophisticated
intellectual
refined
Antonyms
lowbrow
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highbrow
noun
A person who possesses or has pretensions to superior learning or culture.
The art gallery was filled with highbrows discussing the nuances of the paintings.
highbrow
adjective
Intellectual or cultured, often in a way that is considered pretentious or elitist.
The highbrow art exhibit attracted a sophisticated crowd interested in avant-garde pieces.
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