- highbrowism
- noun see highbrow
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
highbrowism
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highbrowism — See highbrow. * * * … Universalium
highbrowism — high·brow·ism … English syllables
highbrowism — ˈhīˌbrau̇ˌizəm noun ( s) : the state of mind associated with a highbrow : self conscious intellectual superiority : intellectualism * * * highˈbrowism noun • • • Main Entry: ↑high … Useful english dictionary
highbrow — highbrowism, n. /huy brow /, n. 1. a person of superior intellectual interests and tastes. 2. a person with intellectual or cultural pretensions; intellectual snob. 3. the crestfish. adj. 4. Also, highbrowed. of, pertaining to, or characteristic… … Universalium
highbrow — noun Date: circa 1903 a person who possesses or has pretensions to superior learning or culture • highbrow adjective • highbrowed adjective • highbrowism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
