"lowbrow" meaning in All languages combined

See lowbrow on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈloʊbɹaʊ/ [General-American], /ˈləʊbɹaʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more lowbrow [comparative], most lowbrow [superlative]
Etymology: A bahuvrihi compound of low + brow, Americanism, circa 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. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|low|brow}} low + brow Head templates: {{en-adj}} lowbrow (comparative more lowbrow, superlative most lowbrow)
  1. Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture. Translations (unsophisticated): səviyyəsiz (Azerbaijani), prostý (Czech), jednoduchý (Czech), přízemní (Czech), matalaotsainen (Finnish), luiskaotsainen (Finnish), bas de plafond (French), niveaulos (German), ungebildet (German), banausisch (German), низкопро́бный (nizkopróbnyj) (Russian), низкосо́ртный (nizkosórtnyj) (Russian), по́шлый (póšlyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lowbrow-en-adj--JLTk6aW Categories (other): Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 3 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: low-brow

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈloʊbɹaʊ/ [General-American], /ˈləʊbɹaʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: lowbrows [plural]
Etymology: A bahuvrihi compound of low + brow, Americanism, circa 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. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|low|brow}} low + brow Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lowbrow (countable and uncountable, plural lowbrows)
  1. (countable) Someone or something of low education or culture. Tags: countable Translations (Someone of low culture): Kulturbanause [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-lowbrow-en-noun-sX9IR3UD Disambiguation of 'Someone of low culture': 91 9
  2. (uncountable, art) An underground populist visual art movement that arose in the Los Angeles area in the late 1960s, inspired by comics, punk music, graffiti, etc. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-lowbrow-en-noun-7ygxV9vE Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 38 2 60 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 1 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 1 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 1 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 1 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 31 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 30 2 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 2 65 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 2 63 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 3 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 2 58 Topics: art, arts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: low-brow, idiot Related terms: highbrow, middlebrow, no-brow

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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