Antonyms for people
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pee-puh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpi pəl |
Definition of people
Origin :- late 13c., "humans, persons in general," from Anglo-French people, Old French peupel "people, population, crowd; mankind, humanity," from Latin populus "a people, nation; body of citizens; a multitude, crowd, throng," of unknown origin, possibly from Etruscan. The Latin word also is the source of Spanish pueblo, Italian popolo. In English, it displaced native folk.
- Meaning "body of persons comprising a community" first recorded late 13c. in Anglo-French; meaning "common people, masses" (as distinguished from the nobility) first recorded c.1300 in Anglo-French. Meaning "one's own tribe, group, etc." is from late 14c. The word was adopted after c.1920 by Communist totalitarian states to give a spurious sense of populism to their governments. Legal phrase The People vs., in U.S. cases of prosecution under certain laws, dates from 1801. People of the Book "those whose religion entails adherence to a book of divine revelation (1834) translates Arabic Ahl al-Kitab.
- noun human beings
- They rile me—that talk about 'people in the humbler walks of life.'
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I found the people corrupted; and I must humour their disease.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The people demanded of Antiphon the meaning of these visions.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I can show you people all right that won't ask to see your union card.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Some of the people demanded what he had to say of the gods, since he had spoken so ably of men.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Some one said the other day, "Ennui is a disease that comes from living on other people's money."
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Has this fearful pestilence no power to restrain the appetites and passions of the people?
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The public road was thronged with people on their way to Olympia.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- People can talk all they want to about your bein' just a dub—I won't believe 'em.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- So people say; but he doesn't show it in his dress or way of living.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
Synonyms for people
- bodies
- body politic
- bourgeois
- cats
- citizens
- clan
- common people
- commonality
- community
- crowd
- family
- folk
- folks
- general public
- heads
- herd
- hoi polloi
- horde
- human race
- humanity
- humankind
- humans
- inhabitants
- John/Jane Q. Public
- kin
- masses
- mob
- mortals
- multitude
- nation
- nationality
- person in the street
- persons
- plebeians
- populace
- population
- proletariat
- public
- rabble
- race
- rank and file
- riffraff
- society
- tribe
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