CEFR B1

lowbrow

noun

Meaning

lowbrow means someone or something of low education or culture. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses lowbrow to mean someone or something of low education or culture.
The teacher asked students to find lowbrow in the reading.

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lowbrow (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈləʊbɹaʊ/

Definition

lowbrow means someone or something of low education or culture. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses lowbrow to mean someone or something of low education or culture.
The teacher asked students to find lowbrow in the reading.
Check the words around lowbrow to choose the right meaning.

How to Use lowbrow

a/the lowbrow (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a lowbrow."
lowbrow in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked lowbrow in context before translating it."

Antonyms of lowbrow

Words with the opposite meaning to lowbrow:

highbrow

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