People definition
People is a noun meaning "(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively." It has 6 meanings, as a noun and a verb, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- How common
- Everyday word
People as a noun
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
"old people"
the body of citizens of a state or country
"the Spanish people"
Same sense: citizenry
members of a family line
"his people have been farmers for generations"
the common people generally
"power to the people"
Same sense: mass, masses, multitude, the great unwashed, hoi polloi
People as a verb
fill with people
"Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"
furnish with people
Synonyms and antonyms
- citizenry
- mass
- masses
- multitude
- the great unwashed
- hoi polloi
How to say people
People has 2 syllables and rhymes with townspeople. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with people
- townspeople
- salespeople
- steeple
- businesspeople
- spokespeople
- laypeople
- craftspeople
- congresspeople
PEOPLE in word games
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Anagrams
- 0
Is PEOPLE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check PEOPLE in the word checker, or unscramble PEOPLE to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.