middlebrow

[ mid-l-brou ]

nounInformal.
  1. a person of conventional tastes and interests in matters of culture; a moderately cultivated person.

Origin of middlebrow

1
1920–25; middle + brow, on the model of highbrow, lowbrow

Other words from middlebrow

  • mid·dle·brow·ism, noun

Words Nearby middlebrow

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British Dictionary definitions for middlebrow

middlebrow

/ (ˈmɪdəlˌbraʊ) derogatory /


noun
  1. a person with conventional tastes and limited cultural appreciation

adjectiveAlso: middlebrowed
  1. of or appealing to middlebrows: middlebrow culture

Derived forms of middlebrow

  • middlebrowism, noun

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