Plebeian — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one of the common people

of or associated with the great masses of people

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pləbˈiːən/

🇬🇧British English

/pləbˈiːən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pləbˈiːən/

2 syllables Say it as /pləbˈiːən/.

Examples

the common people in those days suffered greatly
behavior that branded him as common
his square plebeian nose

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pleb vulgar unwashed common

Parts of Speech

noun	one of the common people
adjective	of or associated with the great masses of people “the common people in those days suffered greatly”

Word Forms

plebeian	adjective	of or associated with the great masses of people
commonness	noun	sharing of common attributes
commonality	noun	a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
plebeian	noun	one of the common people
pleb	noun	one of the common people
vulgarize	verb	cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Plebejer

einer der einfachen Leute

🇫🇷French

plébéien

l'un des gens ordinaires

🇪🇸Spanish

plebeyo

uno de la gente común

🇮🇹Italian

plebeo

una delle persone comuni

🇳🇱Dutch

plebejer

een van de gewone mensen

🇵🇹Portuguese

plebeu

uma das pessoas comuns

🇷🇺Russian

плебей

один из простых людей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लौकिक

आम लोगों में से एक

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్లీబియన్

సామాన్య ప్రజలలో ఒకరు

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્લબિયન

સામાન્ય લોકોમાંથી એક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಲೆಬಿಯನ್

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്ലെബിയൻ

സാധാരണക്കാരിൽ ഒരാൾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

平民

普通人之一

🇯🇵Japanese

平民

一般人の一人

🇰🇷Korean

평민의

일반인 중 한명

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bình dân

một trong những người bình thường

🇹🇭Thai

เพลเบียน

หนึ่งในคนทั่วไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

kampungan

salah satu orang biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عامي

أحد عامة الناس

🇮🇷Persian

پلبی

یکی از مردم عادی

🇹🇷Turkish

pleb

sıradan insanlardan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶדיוֹט

אחד מפשוטי העם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'plebeian'?

The primary meaning of 'plebeian' is 'one of the common people'.

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Using 'plebeian' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'plebeian' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'plebeian' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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