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单词 lower-class
释义

lower-class

1 of 2

adjective

low·​er-class ˌlō-ər-ˈklas How to pronounce lower-class (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower class
2
: being an inferior or low-ranking specimen of its kind
a lower-class theater

lower class

2 of 2

noun

: a social class occupying a position below the middle class and having the lowest status in a society

Synonyms

Adjective

  • baseborn
  • common
  • humble
  • ignoble
  • inferior
  • low
  • low-life
  • lowborn
  • lowly
  • lumpen
  • mean
  • plebeian
  • prole
  • proletarian
  • unwashed
  • vulgar
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Example Sentences

Noun a member of the lower class
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
There were also remnants of a silk cap on her head, which would not have been affordable for a member of a lower class. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2022 In Montebello, these measures include sharply lower class sizes at all grade levels. Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 The man who had her heart, a sailor named Frederick Wentworth (Cosmo Jarvis), was of a lower class. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2022 The consumption of America’s lower class would be middle-class by European standards, and the tax burden plays a big role here too. Kyle Smith, National Review, 5 Apr. 2022 Programs that were playing up that did not earn a point were returned to the lower class. Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2022 The Commonwealth's newspaper is covering up what happened at the gala when Tyler took Max hostage and claimed there's an uprising a foot amongst the lower class. Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2022 The damaging effects of the pandemic financially upended many middle and lower class households but conversely, the report points out that world’s richest have only got richer. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 19 Jan. 2022 The bill’s original version would have applied more broadly, potentially requiring schools to lower class sizes in high-income schools and raise them in schools with a concentration of low-income students, who have greater learning needs. oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1637, in the meaning defined above

lower-class

adjective

as in low
belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank they were finally earning enough to get out of the lower-class tax bracket

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • low
  • plebeian
  • proletarian
  • lowborn
  • poor
  • lowly
  • prole
  • humble
  • inferior
  • lumpen
  • unwashed
  • ignoble
  • vulgar
  • common
  • baseborn
  • low-life
  • bourgeois
  • middle-class
  • mean
  • working-class
  • déclassé
  • simple
  • plain
  • downscale
  • down-market

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • aristocratic
  • genteel
  • high
  • patrician
  • noble
  • great
  • highborn
  • gentle
  • upper-class
  • lofty
  • grand
  • upper-crust
  • highbred
  • wellborn
  • blue-blooded
  • prominent
  • eminent
  • notable
  • illustrious
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