plebian
Ordinary Roman citizen
Plebian is a less common spelling of plebeian, meaning ordinary or common, lacking refinement or aristocratic qualities.
The word comes from the Roman plebs—the general citizenry as opposed to patricians.
Someone with plebian tastes prefers simple, unsophisticated things: His plebian palate couldn't distinguish cheap wine from expensive.
The noun refers to a commoner or ordinary person.
Non-noble person
- peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
- working-classManual laborers as group
- lowbornOf humble origin
- massesBulk or populace
populace · proletariat · rank-and-file · ordinary · humble · lower-class · everyman · groundling
Lacking refinement or complexity
- unculturedLacking refinement or education
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
- coarseRough in texture
- vulgarCrude or indecent
lowbrow · philistine · tasteless · crude · common · base · uncouth · pedestrian
commoner
Non-noble person
- peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
- working-classManual laborers as group
- lowbornOf humble origin
masses · populace · proletariat · rank-and-file · ordinary · humble · lower-class · everyman · groundling · rabble
unsophisticated
Lacking refinement or complexity
- unculturedLacking refinement or education
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
- coarseRough in texture
vulgar · lowbrow · philistine · tasteless · crude · common · base · uncouth · pedestrian · mundane
tribune
Speaker's raised platform
citizenship · republic · orders · struggle · secession · gens · freedman · client · consul · magistrate
plebianpatrician
Highborn Roman elite
aristocratic · noble · elite · upper-class · aristocrat
plebianrefined
Purified or cultured
sophisticated · cultured · highbrow · cultivated · elegant