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low·brow  (lbrou)

n.

One having uncultivated tastes.

adj. also low·browed (-broud)

Uncultivated; vulgar.

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[low + (high)brow.]

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lowbrow [ˈləʊˌbraʊ] Disparaging

n

a person who has uncultivated or nonintellectual tastes

adj also lowbrowed

of or characteristic of such a person

lowbrowism  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lowbrow - a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits anti-intellectual, philistine pleb, plebeian - one of the common people
Adj.	1.	lowbrow - characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes; "lowbrow tastes" lowbrowed, uncultivated 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

Translations

lowbrow [ˈləʊbraʊ]

A. ADJ → poco culto

B. N → persona f nada intelectual, persona f de poca cultura

lowbrow [ˈləʊbraʊ] adj → sans prétentions intellectuelles
low-budget [ˌləʊˈbʌdʒɪt] adj [film, project] → à petit budget
low-cal [ˌləʊˈkæl] adj → basses calories inv
low-calorie [ˌləʊˈkæləri] adj → basses calories inv
low-cost [ˌləʊˈkɒst] adj [airline, flight, housing] → bon marché inv
low-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

adj (= despicable) → mesquin(e)

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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lowbrow [ˈləʊˌbraʊ]

1. adj (pej) (person) → poco colto/a; (interests, entertainment) → senza pretese intellettuali

2. n → persona poco colta or senza pretese intellettuali