1. relating to or involving serious intellectual or cultural interests

1. a person with intellectual or cultural interests

Examples

• She enjoys highbrow literature like Joyce and Proust.
• The museum’s highbrow exhibitions attract serious art lovers.
• He’s such a highbrow that he only watches foreign films.
• The magazine targets highbrows interested in classical music.
• Critics dismissed the show as too highbrow for mainstream audiences.
• Local highbrows gathered at the poetry reading.
• The restaurant has a highbrow atmosphere with classical music playing.