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单词 lowbrows
释义

lowbrow

adjective

low·​brow ˈlō-ˌbrau̇ How to pronounce lowbrow (audio)
: of, relating to, or suitable for a person with little taste or intellectual interest
a lowbrow horror movie
lowbrow noun

Synonyms

  • coarse
  • common
  • crass
  • crude
  • gross
  • ill-bred
  • illiberal [archaic]
  • incult
  • insensible
  • low
  • lowbred
  • raffish
  • rough
  • rough-hewn
  • roughneck
  • rude
  • rugged
  • tasteless
  • uncouth
  • uncultivated
  • uncultured
  • unpolished
  • unrefined
  • vulgar
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Example Sentences

The movie's humor is clearly meant for a lowbrow audience. at office gatherings his lowbrow humor often embarrassed his coworkers
Recent Examples on the Web Many from both parties, and the South, found Lincoln’s smutty frontier jokes and cackling enjoyment of lowbrow humor grotesquely unpresidential—never mind his uncombable hair and tendency to throw one leg over an arm of his chair. Edward Achorn, Time, 16 Feb. 2020 Segments of outdoor television glorify the kill, while other programs have morphed hunting culture into lowbrow reality TV. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2017 But the New School’s drama program, like those at a number of schools, has been making more and more space for a medium once considered too lowbrow for M.F.A. holders. New York Times, 23 Dec. 2019 The entire sketch was a risk — how many Comedy Central viewers have even seen the movie? — but the attempt at high lowbrow humor became a big hit. Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2019 The app has a reputation for promoting lowbrow clickbait. Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019 Doughnuts, ever-popular, have gone from being a relatively lowbrow treat to artisanal, high-end creation, popping into the spotlight with novelty flavors, ridiculous toppings and gourmet reinventions. Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 6 June 2019 The story of the lascivious Duke, who preys on dying courtesan-entertainer Satine, who in turn falls for starving writer-artist Christian, is the lowbrow framework on which the film suspended its anachronistic pop score. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 25 July 2019 The shadow of mortality is never very far away, even when the action shifts to the lowbrow humor of the flatulent warthog Pumbaa (voice of Seth Rogen) and his catty sidekick, Timon the meerkat (Billy Eichner). Michael O'sullivan, Twin Cities, 18 July 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

lowbrows

noun

plural of lowbrow
as in philistines
a person who is chiefly interested in material comfort and is hostile or indifferent to art and culture the town's lowbrows think that the school's music program is a complete waste of taxpayers' money

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • finks
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  • curs
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  • rat finks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • highbrows
  • intellectuals
  • thinkers
  • sages
  • brains
  • middlebrows
  • genii
  • geniuses
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