nonaristocratic

adjective

Definition of nonaristocraticnext
as in plebeian

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Recent Examples of nonaristocratic Middleton has also had to contend with years of classist remarks about her nonaristocratic upbringing: People called her family the middle-class Middletons. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonaristocratic
  1. plebeian
  2. humble
  3. common
  4. ignoble
  5. lowly
  6. inferior
  7. mean
Adjective
  • Below that sits the pedestrian CLK 500 and plebeian CLK 350.
    — Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Across the lake, on the plebeian side, up the shoreline a mile or so, in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, stand twin 32-story towers dubbed Trump Plaza of the Palm Beaches.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of plebeian
Adjective
  • Like a cat with nine lives, the building has undergone multiple renovations since its humble start as a savonnerie, or soap factory, in 1630.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
  • But why has this humble $2.99 bag, ostensibly intended to carry produce, turned into such a status symbol?
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
Definition of humble
Adjective
  • Leather or faux leather are both common suspects for luxury crossbody phone bags, but there are also alternatives made with recycled, easy-to-clean nylon, suede, canvas, and beyond.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • This bundle comes with beginner-friendly guides to teach you common cybersecurity skills like hacking and penetration testing.
    — StackCommerce Team (Sponsored), PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of common
Adjective
  • There’s an ignoble tradition of falsified memoirs.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Until then, there are the Razzies, an ignoble accolade marking the very worst movies and acting performances of the year.
    — Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of ignoble
Adjective
  • Their offense has been nonexistent this season, scoring a measly 2.95 runs per game, which ranks last in the AL and 29th in all of MLB, only ahead of the lowly Rockies.
    — Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The Dubai chocolate craze has moved way past the lowly bar.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of lowly
Adjective
  • His radically inferior Black Panther sequel was rewritten in a scramble following the death of star Chadwick Boseman, and its very existence can be seen both as a testament to corporate inertia and a big, forgivable asterisk on an otherwise stellar CV.
    — Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Even if the Supreme Court finds that the members are inferior officers, as the Trump administration argues, Mitchell said that category of executive branch officials still requires appointment by the president and Senate, unless Congress says otherwise.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
Definition of inferior
Adjective
  • Monitor performance using mean absolute error (MAE) and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE).
    — Devadas Pattathil, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Larsa Pippen found out the hard way what life is like in the mean ‘burbs.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of mean

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“Nonaristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonaristocratic. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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