lowbrow

[ noun loh-brou; adjective loh-brou ]
/ noun ˈloʊˌbraʊ; adjective ˈloʊˈbraʊ /

noun

a person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual activities or pursuits.

adjective

being a lowbrow: that lowbrow idiot.
of, relating to, or proper to a lowbrow: lowbrow entertainment.

Origin of lowbrow

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; low1 + brow

OTHER WORDS FROM lowbrow

low·brow·ism, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for lowbrow

lowbrow
/ (ˈləʊˌbraʊ) derogatory /

noun

a person who has uncultivated or nonintellectual tastes

adjective Also: lowbrowed

of or characteristic of such a person

Derived forms of lowbrow

lowbrowism, noun

Cultural definitions for lowbrow

lowbrow

Unsophisticated, uncultured, vulgar: “My blind date took me to a mud-wrestling match. What a lowbrow evening!”