Plebeian

//pliˈbiːən//

Synonyms for "plebeian" (87 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Noun(2 words)
plebcommoner
Adjective(1 words)
carrion
Adjective(1 words)
common

Strong matches (26)

Related words (43)

Adjective(2 words)
unwashedvulgar

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similar

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Translations

67 translations across 33 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • πληβεῖος noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Armenian

3 entries
  • պլեբեյական adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • ռամկական adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • պլեբեյ noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Belarusian

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  • плебе́й noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • плебейски adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • плебе́й noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Catalan

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  • plebeu adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • plebeu noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 平民 noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)
  • 庶民 noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Czech

3 entries
  • plebejský adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • plebej noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)
  • plebejec noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Danish

1 entries
  • plebejer noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Dutch

4 entries
  • plebejisch adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • volks adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • vulgair adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • plebejer noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Finnish

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  • rahvaanomainen adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • plebeiji noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

French

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  • plébéien adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • plébéien noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

German

2 entries
  • plebejisch adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • Plebejer noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Greek

1 entries
  • πληβείος noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • plebejus noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • plebian noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Italian

2 entries
  • plebeo adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • plebeo noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 下賎な adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • 平民の adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • 庶民の adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • 賎しい adj (of or pertaining to the common people)

Korean

2 entries
  • 서민 noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)
  • 평민 noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Latin

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  • plebeius adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • plēbēius noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • плебеец noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Malay

1 entries
  • marhaen adj (of or pertaining to the common people)

Māori

3 entries
  • kāraroraro noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)
  • tautauhea noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)
  • tautauwhea noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Persian

2 entries
  • عامیانه adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • عوامانه adj (of or pertaining to the common people)

Polish

2 entries
  • plebejski adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • plebejusz noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • plebeu adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • plebeu noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Romanian

1 entries
  • plebeu noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Russian

2 entries
  • плебе́йский adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • плебе́й noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • plebéjac noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)
  • плебе́јац noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Slovak

2 entries
  • plebejský adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • plebejec noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Slovene

1 entries
  • plebejec noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Spanish

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  • barriobajero adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • plebeyo adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • plebeyo noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Swedish

2 entries
  • plebejisk adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • plebej noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • плебе́йський adj (of or pertaining to the common people)
  • плебе́й noun (one of the common people of ancient Rome)

Sample sentences

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I don't mind saying I have a plebeian taste in food.

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From plebeian origins, Tom Jackson has quickly risen to the upper echelon of society.

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His outlook on life, as with his habits were so stolid and plebeian.

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Don't touch me, you filthy plebeian!

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