highbrow
English
adj
Definitions
- (sometimes) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated.
Etymology
Compound from English high + English brow.
Origin
English
brow
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Highveld English
- Scouse brow English
- ahigh English
- bibrow English
- brow English
- browband English
- browbeat English
- browbeaten English
- browbone English
- browbound English
- browed English
- browful English
- browless English
- browlift English
- browline English
- browman English
- browplasty English
- browspot English
- eyebrow English
- height English
- heighth English
- high English
- high blood pressure English
- high king English
- high sea English
- high-functioning English
- high-hearted English
- high-key English
- high-level English
- high-rise English
- high-risk English
- high-test English
- highback English
- highbacked English
- highball English
- highbie English
- highbishop English
- highborn English
- highbred English
- highbrowism English
- highbrowness English
- highbush English
- highchair English
- highcut English
- highday English
- highen English
- highfather English
- highflying English
- highgate English
- highhearted English
- highish English
- highland English
- highleg English
- highlife English
- highlining English
- highlow English
- highly English
- highman English
- highmost English
- highness English
- highpad English
- highpass English
- highspot English
- highstand English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- highth English
- hightide English
- highwall English
- highwater English
- highway English
- highwire English
- highwrought English
- knee-high English
- lowbrow English
- midbrow English
- middlebrow English
- monobrow English
- nonhigh English
- on high English
- overbrow English
- semihigh English
- sky-high English
- superhigh English
- ultra-high English
- ultrahigh English
- unibrow English
- Braue German
- бровь Russian
- ハイカラ Japanese
- browe Middle English
- high Middle English
- higsipnayan Tagalog
- hei Sranan Tongo
- high
- brow
- ahigh
- browed
- bibrow
- highly
- highen
- height
- highth
- highlow
- highman
- highbie
- unibrow
- nonhigh
- heighth
- highpad
- highcut
- highday
- browman
- highway
- highish
- lowbrow
- midbrow
- eyebrow
- on high
- highleg
- browful
- monobrow
- highlife
- browlift
- high-key
- semihigh
- highwall
- highland
- highness
- highball
- highmost
- high sea
- highbush
- highwire
- highback
- hightide
- highgate
- browline
- browspot
- browbone
- Highveld
- highborn
- sky-high
- hightail
- overbrow
- browless
- highbred
- browbeat
- highpass
- highspot
- browband
- high-risk
- high-rise
- high king
- highwater
- high-test
- knee-high
- browbound
- highchair
- ultrahigh
- highstand
- superhigh
- browbeaten
- middlebrow
- highbishop
- browplasty
- highlining
- highfather
- highflying
- high-level
- ultra-high
- highbacked
- highbrowism
- highhearted
- Scouse brow
- highwrought
- hightail it
- high-hearted
- highbrowness
- high-functioning
- high blood pressure