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There is no right way to go on an edible journey. You can never tell what is going to be great, so you have to try everything. If you become doctrinaire about sticking to lowbrow foods or epicurean delights, your just being an extremist, and it won't do you any good.
Adam Richman

Meaning of "lowbrow" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOWBROW

lowbrow  [ˈləʊˌbraʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOWBROW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lowbrow can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOWBROW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lowbrow

Lowbrow may refer to: ▪ Lowbrow, relating to, or suitable for a person with little taste or intellectual interest ▪ Lowbrow, describes an underground visual art movement that arose in the Los Angeles, California, area in the late 1970s ▪ Low culture, a derogatory term for some forms of popular culture ▪ Lowbrow, the original title of the pilot of the Cartoon Network series Megas XLR ▪ Danger: Low Brow, a radio comedy show from Melbourne aired from 1985 to 1991...

Definition of lowbrow in the English dictionary

The definition of lowbrow in the dictionary is a person who has uncultivated or nonintellectual tastes. Other definition of lowbrow is of or characteristic of such a person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOWBROW


arow
əˈraʊ
Arrau
əˈraʊ
brow
braʊ
drow
draʊ
eyebrow
ˈaɪˌbraʊ
feldgrau
ˈfeltˌɡraʊ
Frau
fraʊ
gherao
ɡɛˈraʊ
hausfrau
ˈhaʊsˌfraʊ
highbrow
ˈhaɪˌbraʊ
middlebrow
ˈmɪdəlˌbraʊ
monobrow
ˈmɒnəʊˌbraʊ
overbrow
ˌəʊvəˈbraʊ
prau
praʊ
prow
praʊ
tamarao
ˈtæməˌraʊ
tamarau
ˈtæməˌraʊ
Tarau
ˈtɑːraʊ
unibrow
ˈjuːnɪˌbraʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOWBROW

low-tar
low-tech
low-tension
low-velocity zone
low-water mark
lowan
lowball
lowborn
lowboy
lowbred
Lowchen
Lowell
lower
lower abdomen
lower animals
Lower Austria
lower back
Lower California
Lower Canada
lower case

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOWBROW

arrow
barrow
bone marrow
borrow
crow
escrow
front row
grow
in a row
marrow
morrow
narrow
Paltrow
raise an eyebrow
row
skid row
sorrow
sparrow
throw
tomorrow

Synonyms and antonyms of lowbrow in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LOWBROW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lowbrow» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lowbrow

Translation of «lowbrow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOWBROW

Find out the translation of lowbrow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lowbrow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lowbrow» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低俗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lowbrow
570 millions of speakers

English

lowbrow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तंग ललाट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تافهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

быдло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lowbrow
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনতিশীলিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inculte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lowbrow
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anspruchslos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

教養のない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교양이 낮은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lowbrow
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiếu học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lowbrow
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्कश आवाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lowbrow
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

volgare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lowbrow
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бидло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu gusturi primitive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lowbrow
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

alledaags
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lowbrow
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lowbrow
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lowbrow

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOWBROW»

The term «lowbrow» is regularly used and occupies the 72.970 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOWBROW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lowbrow

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3 QUOTES WITH «LOWBROW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lowbrow.
1
Martin Donovan
I'm a sucker for entertainment and escapism as much as the next person. I like silly and lowbrow stuff, but I get nervous when I indulge in that too often. I want to know what's going on in the world. I have a morbid fear of being surprised by bad news. I want to anticipate everything.
2
Jasper Fforde
So my humor, I'd say, comes from a mixture of lowbrow comedy shows and highbrow theater. It's an interesting mix.
3
Adam Richman
There is no right way to go on an edible journey. You can never tell what is going to be great, so you have to try everything. If you become doctrinaire about sticking to lowbrow foods or epicurean delights, your just being an extremist, and it won't do you any good.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOWBROW»

Discover the use of lowbrow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lowbrow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
From Lowbrow to Nobrow
'From Lowbrow to Nobrow' vindicates popular fiction as an art form that expresses and reflects the aesthetic and social values of its readers.
Peter Swirski, 2005
2
Pot Psychology's How to Be: Lowbrow Advice from High People
Get the best of both worlds with POT PSYCHOLOGY'S HOW TO BE, the hot, new, easy-to-use book from the creators of the Jezebel.com video advice sensation, Pot Psychology. We're Tracie and Rich, and our system guarantees results.
Tracie Egan Morrissey, Rich Juzwiak, 2012
3
Lolita in Peyton Place: Highbrow, Middlebrow, and LowBrow ...
First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Ruth Pirsig Wood, 2014
4
Weirdo Noir: Gothic and Dark Lowbrow Art
Weirdo Noir is the follow-up volume to Weirdo Deluxe, the book that brought the once underground Low Brow art scene to prominence in the public eye.
Matt Dukes Jordan, 2010
5
Junk Foodie: 51 Delicious Recipes for the Lowbrow Gourmand
Voila—Truffled Berry Praline Purses! Passing off a snack attack as fine food is as easy as a trip to the corner convenience store with the wildly imaginative culinary creations in Junk Foodie.
Emilie Baltz, 2010
6
Weirdo Deluxe: The Wild World of Pop Surrealism & Lowbrow Art
Brings together work of leading Lowbrow and Pop Surrealist artists. With over 100 examples by two dozens artists. Provides a timeline of the movement with graphic artists profiles.
Matt Dukes Jordan, 2005
7
The Lowbrow History of the World
History - long ennobled as the privileged domain of lofty scholars and erudite minds - really just boils down to four things if you think about it. Who killed who, who conquered who, who slept with who, and in what order.
Michael Powell, 2005
8
The Lowbrow Reader Reader
Conceived in 2001 by editor Jay Ruttenberg while he was working as a music critic at Time Out New York, it features the work of moonlighting professionals from the hallowed worlds of journalism, rock music, cartooning and television.
Jay Ruttenberg, 2012
9
The Lowbrow Art of Robert Williams
This book, the first one featuring the amazing artwork of Robert Williams, has been unavailable for many years. The book contains an overview of Williams's early work until 1979.
Robert Williams, 1982
10
From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse: Highbrow and Lowbrow ...
This volume also contains a section devoted to the idea of "reality" inside and outside the documentary sphere, emphasizing audiences' desire to believe that "this is really happening," whether they're horrified or titillated.
John Cline, Robert G. Weiner, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOWBROW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lowbrow is used in the context of the following news items.
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Emmy nominations send mixed message about diversity on TV - The …
Yes, it's lowbrow humor, but it's sophisticated lowbrow humor. Jon Voight of "Ray Donovan" In the olden days, Oscar-winning movie stars who ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
2
Stand-Up Guy Jim Gaffigan on His New TV Land Show - Biography …
... avant-garde pontifications of folks like Steven Wright or the decidedly lowbrow nut-kicks and rib-tickles of, say, Jeff Foxworthy or Ron White). «Biography, Jul 15»
3
Where to Do Your Staycation in Chicago | Chicago magazine …
Feeling lowbrow? Slurp a Shake Shack concrete. Cortado and jam toast from Café Integral and a Sazerac at the dimly lit Broken Shaker ... «Chicagomag.com, Jul 15»
4
How 'Trainwreck' turned LeBron James into a comedian and Bill …
... foundation, mascara, eye shadow, you name it, for her role as the editor-in-chief of an aggressively lowbrow men's magazine called S'Nuff. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
PAPERMAG: Takashi Murakami Talks His Creepy-Kawaii Film …
You're most known for elevating lowbrow culture, playing with ideas of commodification and mass production. How does that play into the ... «Papermag, Jul 15»
6
Media Diary: David Leckie, Ten Network,Woman's Day publisher …
It would be interesting to compare the revenue from sites focusing on subs to those driven by lowbrow clickbait. While the Daily Mail grew in ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
7
Vail Daily column: Literature is a gateway to understanding …
... trivialities and triumphs of growing up in an environment of leisure and excess were detailed by a number of authors both high- and lowbrow, ... «Vail Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Book Review: 'Art Chantry Speaks: A Heretic's History of 20th …
In “The Fine Art of Marketing Lowbrow,” Chantry explains how the Publisher's Clearing House people were convinced to try a more up-to-date ... «Blogcritics, Jul 15»
9
New on Video: July 21
Waititi and Clement's jokes, which are often delivered directly to the camera, a la "The Office," are sometimes lowbrow, but often very funny. «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
10
Gawker Takes Down Post on Condé Nast Executive
... ten minutes before Gawker removed the story, which was hit by an avalanche of criticism on social media as out-of-bounds and lowbrow. «WWD, Jul 15»

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