plebeian
Plural: plebeians
Noun
- A common person; a member of the lower social classes.
- one of the common people
- A member of the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.
- A commoner, particularly (derogatory) a low, vulgar person.
Adjective Satellite
- of or associated with the great masses of people
- "his square plebeian nose"
Adj
- Of or concerning the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.
- Of or concerning the common people.
- Common, particularly (derogatory) vulgar, crude, coarse, uncultured.
Examples
- Despite the plebeian origins of some words, they can still score big in Words With Friends.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin plēbēius (“a commoner; common”) + -an (adjective-forming suffix), from Latin plēbēs + -ius (adjective-forming suffix), possibly under the influence of Middle French plebeyen, plebein, plebien (“a commoner”) and plebeien (“concerning the common people”). Cf. Medieval Latin plēbēiānus (“a commoner”), from plēbēius + -ānus.
Synonyms
common, pleb, unwashed, vulgar, commoner, nobody, of, peasant, pertaining to the common people, plebe, villain
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
plebeian: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordplebeian: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plebeian: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary