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low·brow
(lō′brou′)n.
One having uncultivated tastes.
adj. also low·browed (-broud′)
Uncultivated; vulgar.
[low + (high)brow.]
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lowbrow
(ˈləʊˌbraʊ)n
a person who has uncultivated or nonintellectual tastes
adj
of or characteristic of such a person
ˈlowˌbrowism n
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low•brow
(ˈloʊˌbraʊ)n.
1. a person with little interest in intellect or culture.
adj. 2. characteristic of a lowbrow.
[1905–10]
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| Noun | 1. |  lowbrow - a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
| Adj. | 1. |  lowbrow - characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes; "lowbrow tastes"nonintellectual - not intellectual |
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lowbrow
adjective unsophisticated, popular, shallow, lightweight, tabloid, inferior, easy-to-understand, mass-market, undemanding, insubstantial, unscholarly lowbrow novels
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lowbrow
[ˈləʊbraʊ] adj → sans prétentions intellectuelleslow-budget [ˌləʊˈbʌdʒɪt] adj [film, project] → à petit budgetlow-cal [ˌləʊˈkæl] adj → basses calories invlow-calorie [ˌləʊˈkæləri] adj → basses calories invlow-cost [ˌləʊˈkɒst] adj [airline, flight, housing] → bon marché invlow-cut [ˌləʊˈkʌt] adj [dress] → décolleté(e)low-down lowdown [ˈləʊdaʊn] n
to give sb the low-down → mettre qn au courant
He gave me the low-down → Il m'a mis au courant.
to give sb the low-down on sth → mettre qn au courant de qch
He gave me the low-down → Il m'a mis au courant.
to give sb the low-down on sth → mettre qn au courant de qch
adj (= despicable) → mesquin(e)
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lowbrow
[ˈləʊˌbraʊ]1. adj (pej) (person) → poco colto/a; (interests, entertainment) → senza pretese intellettuali
2. n → persona poco colta or senza pretese intellettuali
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