Definitions

1. noun

A preference for popular culture and entertainment, often considered inferior or of low cultural value.

“The critic accused the film of pandering to lowbrowism with its gratuitous violence and special effects.”

2. noun

A taste or appreciation for the plebeian, the mundane, or the sensational.

“The artist’s use of bright colors and lurid subject matter was seen as a manifestation of lowbrowism in contemporary art.”