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lowbrow

 
Dictionary: low·brow   ('brou') pronunciation
n.
One having uncultivated tastes.

adj. also low·browed (-broud')
Uncultivated; vulgar.

[LOW1 + (HIGH)BROW.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  Synonym: philistine


The adjective lowbrow has one meaning:

Meaning #1: characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes
  Synonyms: lowbrowed, uncultivated


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - meget jordbundet, ordinær
n. - uintellektuel

Nederlands (Dutch)
onintellectueel, eenvoudig, niet-intellectuele persoon

Français (French)
adj. - de bas étage, peu intellectuel
n. - personne peu intellectuelle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kulturloser
adj. - anspruchslos

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άνθρωπος ακαλλιέργητος
adj. - διανοητικά κατώτερος, μπας κλας

Italiano (Italian)
plebeo, volgare

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - simplório (m), iletrado (m)

Русский (Russian)
низкого интеллектуального уровня, рассчитанный на массового потребителя

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ignorante, de poca cultura
n. - persona de poca cultura, ignorante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ointellektuell (obildad) person
adj. - ointellektuell, obildad, som saknar kulturella intressen, enklare, ytlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
教养浅薄的, 教养浅薄的人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 教養淺薄的
n. - 教養淺薄的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 교양이 낮은 , 저속한
n. - 교양이 낮은 사람, 저속한 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 低級な人, 知性の低い人
adj. - 知性の低い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص ضئيل الثقافه, شخص منخفض المستوى الفكري (صفه) ما يخص قله الثقافه, شخص غير مثقف عاليا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שוחר אמנות פשוטה‬
n. - ‮אדם פשוט, "צר-מצח"‬


 
 
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