lowbrow
Someone or something of low education or cultureSomeone or something of low education or culture.
» He may have lowbrow tastes but at least he's not snooty and conceited.
Значення
значень: 2(злічуване)Someone or something of low education or culture.
Kulturbanause
(незлічуване)An underground populist visual art movement that arose in the Los Angeles area in the late 1960s, inspired by comics, punk music, graffiti, etc.
- a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
Приклади
речень: 2He may have lowbrow tastes but at least he's not snooty and conceited.
Can you eat chicken-fried steak, or is that too lowbrow for your refined palate?
Переклади
мов: 2За значеннями 1
Походження
A bahuvrihi compound of low + brow. An Americanism whose first use appears c. 1902. RefersA bahuvrihi compound of low + brow. An Americanism whose first use appears c. 1902. Refers to the (by that time discredited) pseudoscience of phrenology, which suggested that a person of low intelligence and sophistication would possess a lower brow-line than someone of greater intelligence and sophistication.
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Форми
множина: lowbrowsСиноніми
синонімів: 3- a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits:philistineanti-intellectual
Антоніми
антонімів: 1Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 3Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним