Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable)Lump-like.

  2. Of or relating to social outcasts.

  3. Of or relating to the lumpenproletariat.

  4. Plebeian.

More definitions
  • mentally sluggish

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Critics described the sculpture as deliberately lumpen, heavy, and awkward.

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  2. Seth's lumpen manners made him seem crude at the formal dinner.

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  3. The monster had a lumpen body, all swollen joints and uneven flesh.

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  4. The city's forgotten district was filled with lumpen taverns, pawnshops, and gambling dens.

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  5. His coat gave him a lumpen appearance, as if he had slept in it for weeks.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From lump + -en (adjectival suffix). Shortened from German Lumpenproletariat, from Lump (

From lump + -en (adjectival suffix).

Shortened from German Lumpenproletariat, from Lump (“a contemptible person”) + Proletariat.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedlumpenism
Derivedlumpenly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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