highbrowism

noun

Definition of highbrowismnext
as in gray matter

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  1. gray matter
  2. intellectualism
  3. mentality
  4. intelligence
  5. brain
  6. sense
  7. common sense
  8. intellect
Noun
  • The key is to cultivate safe ways to maintain social interactions in order to enhance the brain’s gray matter and amp up career creativity and stamina.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Results showed that cardio risk factors — along with higher levels of abdominal and visceral fat — were associated with lower brain gray matter volume throughout the cerebral cortex in both men and women.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of gray matter
Noun
  • Both women have crises of faith in language, in intellectualism, in their role as a therapist and as a wife.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Virgo Pallas in Virgo has the capacity to heal and bring intellectualism to matters.
    Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of intellectualism
Noun
  • Or soak up lessons on mentality and mound presence on flights and bus rides and so many quiet moments in the dugout?
    Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • This change in mentality was visible in subsequent votes.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of mentality
Noun
  • Pieter Arntz, malware intelligence researcher at Malwarebytes is advising users to upgrade their software now.
    Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This now extends to the American national security and intelligence sectors, where that loss of trust is problematic for a country with enduring global responsibilities and interests.
    Bernard Hudson, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of intelligence
Noun
  • The scans identified the same levels of activity in the dopamine-rich areas of the brain in both groups and suggest that, for some, the excitement of romance burns brightly for, regardless of time.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Without a lot of Dune lore kicking about in the back of your brain, Dune: Prophecy is an impossibly opaque story.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of brain
Noun
  • Stylistically, the songs wander from jaunty rock to roaring metal to solemn spoken word, but every verse is united by a low hum of feeling, the sense of great truth slowly rising into view.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The five human senses include sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of sense
Noun
  • How to drive with common sense in snow, ice Live Indianapolis radar Los recursos del tiempo de Indiana en Español Para residentes hispanohablantes en Indiana, IndyStar tiene una página web de recursos para el tiempo en Español.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Their data encodes their society’s knowledge and culture and common sense.
    Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of common sense
Noun
  • Maybe the judge presiding will have the courage and intellect to break up this cesspool of crime.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • His speech emphasized the group’s groundbreaking fusion of jazz and soul within hip-hop, showing that authenticity and intellect could seamlessly blend with coolness.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of intellect
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