Synonyms for plebeian
- adjective
- noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Common, particularly (derogatory) vulgar, crude, coarse, uncultured.
- adj. 2
Of or concerning the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.
To what purpose be the plebeian Magistrates ordeined?
- n. 1
A member of the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.
- n. 2
A commoner, particularly (derogatory) a low, vulgar person.
Forms
- Plural
- plebeians → commoners, peasants, nobodies, villains…
Example sentences
- lowly The affection of the lowly is like a wall of sand.
- proletarian America has its own Labor Day to discourage proletarian internationalism.
- unwashed The usually delicious meal was tainted with unwashed hands.
- ignoble Jealousy is, to me, the most ignoble human feeling there is.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| plebeian | rising | |
| lowly | rising | |
| proletarian | falling | |
| unwashed | rising | |
| ignoble | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- low1
- 4 letters
- mean1, base1, pleb
- 5 letters
- lowly2, plebe
- 6 letters
- common2, nobody3, vulgar2, coarse1
- 7 letters
- popular3, villain2, peasant2, ignoble3
- 8 letters
- inferior4, commoner3, unwashed2
- 9 letters
- unrefined3
- 11 letters
- proletarian5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lowly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- plébéien