philistine
noun [C] /ˈfɪl.ɪ.staɪn/
/-stiːn/ disapprovingDefinition
› a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture: I wouldn't have expected them to enjoy a film of that quality anyway - they're just a bunch of philistines!Art and culture
(Definition of philistine noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aesthetic adjective
- artsy adjective
- arty adjective
- barbarian noun
- composition noun (MUSIC/ART)
- cultural adjective (ART)
- culture noun (ART)
- efflorescence noun
- esthete noun
- esthetic adjective
- highbrow adjective
- lowbrow adjective
- middlebrow adjective
- middlebrow noun
- pop culture noun
- soul noun (BLACK CULTURE)
- soulful adjective (BLACK CULTURE)
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