highbrow

/ˈhaɪˌbraʊ/
adjective
  1. Related to or appealing to people who are very intellectual, educated, or interested in serious art, literature, or culture.
    • She enjoys highbrow novels, but also reads comic books for fun.
    • The film festival featured several highbrow documentaries about philosophy and history.
    • The restaurant's menu was too highbrow for my taste, with ingredients I had never heard of.
noun
  1. A person who is very intellectual or has sophisticated tastes in art, literature, or culture.
    • The book club attracted both highbrows and casual readers.
    • He considered himself a highbrow, but he secretly loved watching reality TV.
    • The party was full of highbrows discussing modern poetry and classical music.
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