Kines

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Members of a social class or group, especially in feudal or medieval contexts; individuals considered common people or laborers; general population or ordinary folk
2. People belonging to a particular stratum of society often of lower rank; common citizens or working-class individuals; the masses within a community
3. A term referring to groups of inhabitants seen as typical or general populace; commoners or everyday individuals; sections of society distinguished by class or occupation

Etymology: Nobody has pinned down where this term for ordinary people came from. The most plausible explanations are surname-based. One proposal is that it is an Americanized spelling of the German surname Kainz. Another is that it is a variant of the surname Keynes. Neither link is confirmed, and the source does not show how a family name would have come to mean "the masses," so the origin remains unresolved.

Synonyms: films, movies, motion pictures, cinema, videos

Antonyms: stills, photos, pictures, images, snapshots