Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [loh-er klas, klahs]
- /ˈloʊ ər klæs, klɑs/
- /ˈləʊ.ər klɑːs/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [loh-er klas, klahs]
- /ˈloʊ ər klæs, klɑs/
Definitions of lower-class word
- adjective lower-class of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower class: lower-class values. 1
- noun lower-class a class of people below the middle class, having the lowest social rank or standing due to low income, lack of skills or education, and the like. 1
- noun lower-class (broadly) working class. 1
- adjective lower-class Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class. 0
- adjective lower-class Unrefined. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of lower-class
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lower-class
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lower-class popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for lower-class
noun lower-class
- working class — those persons working for wages, especially in manual labor.
- proletariat — common people, working class
- hoi polloi — general public, common people
- masses — the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.
- rank and file — the members of a group or organization apart from its leaders or officers.
adj lower-class
- middle-class — of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle class; bourgeois: middle-class taste; middle-class morality.
- proletarian — pertaining or belonging to the proletariat.
- base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- contemptible — If you feel that someone or something is contemptible, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them.
Antonyms for lower-class
noun lower-class
- upper class — a class of people above the middle class, having the highest social rank or standing based on wealth, family connections, and the like.
adj lower-class
- white-collar — belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with l
- Words starting with lo
- Words starting with low
- Words starting with lowe
- Words starting with lower
- Words starting with lowerc
- Words starting with lowercl
- Words starting with lowercla
- Words starting with lowerclas
- Words starting with lowerclass