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Webster 1913 Edition
Plebeian
Ple-be′ian
(plē̍-bē′yan)
, Adj.
[L.
plebeius
, from plebs
, plebis
, the common people: cf. F. plébéien
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
2.
Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common;
as,
plebeian
sports; a plebeian
throng.Ple-be′ian
,Noun.
1.
One of the
plebs
, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician
. 2.
One of the common people, or lower rank of men.
Webster 1828 Edition
Plebeian
PLEBE'IAN
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to the common people; vulgar; as plebeian minds; plebeian sports.2.
Consisting of common people; as a plebeian throng.PLEBE'IAN
,Noun.
Definition 2024
plebeian
plebeian
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
plebeian (comparative more plebeian, superlative most plebeian)
- Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
- Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common.
- plebeian sports
- They were all from the ghetto, a plebeian throng.
- 2016 September 8, Andrew Cunningham, “The $10,000 golden Apple Watch is no more”, in Arstechnica:
- Completely absent was any mention of the Apple Watch Edition branding, which Apple used last year to launch a pair of $10,000-and-up Apple Watches that worked the same way as the cheap ones but were made out of actual gold instead of workaday, plebeian metals.
Synonyms
- (of or pertaining to the common people): vulgar
Antonyms
- (of or pertaining to the common people): noble, aristocratic
Translations
of or pertaining to the common people
Noun
plebeian (plural plebeians)
- One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician.
- (archaic) One of the common people, or lower rank of men.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 3.
- The feelings of our heart, the agitation of our passions, the vehemence of our affections, dissipate all its conclusions, and reduce the profound philosopher to a mere plebeian.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 3.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (one of the plebs): patrician
- (one of the common people): noble, aristocrat
Derived terms
Translations
one of the common people in ancient Rome