English > lowborn: 1 sense > adjective 1Meaning | Of humble birth or origins. |
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Example | "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor" |
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Narrower | base, baseborn, humble, lowly | Of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense) |
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common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed | Of or associated with the great masses of people |
folksy | Belonging to the common people, especially in regard to speech patterns, attitudes, etc. |
ignoble, ungentle, untitled | not of the nobility |
See also | lower-class, low-class | Occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society |
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Opposite | noble | Of or belonging to or constituting / constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times |
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Spanish | de baja cuna, de humilde cuna |
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