Populous vs Plebeian - What's the difference?
populous | plebeian |
Having a large population.
(of a, language) Spoken by a large number of people.
* Victoria Fromkin, ?Robert Rodman, ?Nina M. Hyams, An Introduction to Language (ISBN 1111784094), page 524:
Densely]] [[populate, populated.
Crowded with people.
Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common.
One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician.
(archaic) One of the common people, or lower rank of men.
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 3.
As adjectives the difference between populous and plebeian
is that populous is having a large population while plebeian is of or pertaining to the roman plebs, or common people.As a noun plebeian is
one of the plebs, or common people of ancient rome, in distinction from patrician.populous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- ''China is the most populous country in the world.
- Chinese is the most populous language.
- The Sino-Tibetan family includes Mandarin, the most populous language in the world, spoken by more than one billion Chinese.
- The Nile delta is a populous region.
- Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.
plebeian
English
Alternative forms
* plebianAdjective
(en adjective)- plebeian sports
- They were all from the ghetto, a plebeian throng.
Synonyms
* (of or pertaining to the common people) vulgarAntonyms
* (of or pertaining to the common people) noble, aristocraticNoun
(en noun)- The feelings of our heart, the agitation of our passions, the vehemence of our affections, dissipate all its conclusions, and reduce the profound philosopher to a mere plebeian .