Unwashed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or associated with the great masses of people

not cleaned with or as if with soap and water

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnwˈɑːʃt/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnwˈɒʃt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnwˈɒʃt/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnwˈɑːʃt/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plebeian vulgar common

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or associated with the great masses of people “the common people in those days suffered greatly”
adjective	not cleaned with or as if with soap and water “a sink full of unwashed dishes”

Word Forms

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

ungewaschen

von der großen Masse der Menschen oder mit ihr verbunden

🇫🇷French

non lavé

de ou associé aux grandes masses populaires

🇪🇸Spanish

sucio

de o asociado con las grandes masas de personas

🇮🇹Italian

non lavato

di o associato a grandi masse di persone

🇳🇱Dutch

ongewassen

van of geassocieerd met de grote massa mensen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sujo

de ou associado às grandes massas de pessoas

🇷🇺Russian

немытый

принадлежащих или связанных с огромными массами людей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मैला

विशाल जनसमूह का या उससे जुड़ा हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

ধোয়া

জনগণের বিশাল জনসাধারণের সাথে বা যুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

கழுவப்படாத

பெரும் திரளான மக்களுடன் அல்லது தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉతకని

గొప్ప జనసమూహంతో లేదా వారితో సంబంధం కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

न धुतलेले

लोकांच्या मोठ्या लोकांशी किंवा संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધોયા વગરનું

લોકોના મહાન સમૂહમાંથી અથવા તેની સાથે સંકળાયેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೊಳೆಯದ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಜನಸಮೂಹದ ಜನರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഴുകാത്ത

വലിയ ജനക്കൂട്ടവുമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੋਤੇ

ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਹਾਨ ਜਨਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

بغیر دھوئے

لوگوں کے عظیم عوام سے یا اس سے وابستہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

没洗过的

属于广大人民群众的或与之相关的

🇯🇵Japanese

洗っていない

大勢の人々の、または大勢の人々と関係のある

🇰🇷Korean

씻지 않은

다수의 사람들과 관련되거나 관련되어 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chưa rửa

của hoặc liên quan đến đại đa số người dân

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เคยอาบน้ำ

หรือเกี่ยวข้องกับมวลชนจำนวนมหาศาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

belum dicuci

dari atau diasosiasikan dengan banyak orang

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nahugasan

ng o nauugnay sa malaking masa ng mga tao

🇲🇾Malay

tidak dicuci

daripada atau dikaitkan dengan orang ramai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مغسولة

أو يرتبط بجماهير غفيرة من الناس

🇮🇷Persian

شسته نشده

از یا با توده های بزرگ مردم مرتبط است

🇹🇷Turkish

yıkanmamış

Büyük insan kitlelerinin veya onlarla ilişkili

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מכובס

של או קשור להמונים הגדולים של אנשים

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The primary meaning of 'unwashed' is 'of or associated with the great masses of people'.

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