Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lower-class

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: low-er--class
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class.

adj

Example Sentences

"The lower-class people have little chance of advancement."
"His lower-class tastes tended to run to three-stooges movies and cheap drink."

Inflected Forms

more lower-class (comparative) most lower-class (superlative)

Phrases

lower-classness

Synonyms

low-class

Questions

What does lower-class mean?: Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class.

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