middlebrow

(-bro̵u′)

noun

a person regarded as having conventional, middle-class tastes or opinions, and as being anti-intellectual or pseudo-intellectual

adjective

of or for a middlebrow

See middlebrow in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Informal
One who is somewhat cultured, with conventional tastes and interests; one who is neither highbrow nor lowbrow.

Origin:

Origin: middle

Origin: + (high)brow

Origin: and (low)brow

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Related Forms:

  • midˈdle·browˌ adjective

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