English

Alternative forms

• low-brow

Adjective

lowbrow ‎(comparative more lowbrow, superlative most lowbrow)

1. Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.

   The Three Stooges are known for their lowbrow slapstick humor consisting of foolish action for the masses.

Noun

lowbrow ‎(plural lowbrows)

1. Someone or something of low education or culture.

Synonyms

• See Wikisaurus:idiot

Antonyms

• highbrow

Related terms

• highbrow
• middlebrow

References

• ESC, 2003. Re:highbrow, middlebrow, lowbrow, The Phrase finder.
• Robert Hendrickson, 1997. Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins (New York: Facts on File)