also: ハイブロー
na-adjective
highbrow; intellectual; cultured
Describes people, tastes, or cultural products that are sophisticated, intellectual, or appealing to educated elites. Often used in contrast to ローブラウ (lowbrow).
彼はハイブラウな趣味の持ち主だ。
He has highbrow tastes.
この映画はハイブラウすぎて一般受けしないかもしれない。
This movie might be too highbrow to appeal to the general public.
Loanword from English 'highbrow', referring to intellectual or culturally refined tastes.