noun
Meaning 1
An outcast from the caste system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
outcaste
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtkɑːst/
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General-American: /ˈaʊtkæst/
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homophone: outcast
noun
Meaning 2
In caste-based societies, such as Indian or medieval Japan, an individual or group of people who do not belong to any officially recognized caste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To expel from a caste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the foreigner was a casteless person
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: casteless
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a person belonging to no caste
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
Etymology
From out- + caste, modelled after outcast.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kastiton — one who does not belong to a caste
- Icelandic: stéttleysingi — one who does not belong to a caste
- Telugu: చండాలుడు (caṇḍāluḍu) — one who does not belong to a caste
- Finnish: erottaa kastista — to expel from a caste