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lowbrow

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈləʊbraʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈloʊˌbraʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(n. lō′brou′; adj. lō′brou′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
low•brow /ˈloʊˌbraʊ/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. a person with little interest in matters of intellect or culture.

adj. 
  1. of or being a lowbrow.
See highbrow.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
low•brow  (n. lō′brou′;adj. lō′brou′),USA pronunciation 
n. 
    1. a person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual activities or pursuits.

    adj. 
    1. being a lowbrow:that lowbrow idiot.
    2. of, pertaining to, or proper to a lowbrow:lowbrow entertainment.
    • low1 + brow 1905–10, American.
    low′brow′ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lowbrow /ˈləʊˌbraʊ/ derogatory n
  1. a person who has uncultivated or nonintellectual tastes
 adj also: lowbrowed
  1. of or characteristic of such a person
ˈlowˌbrowism n
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