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- [boh-hee-mee-uh n]
- /boʊˈhi mi ən/
- /bəʊˈhiː.mi.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boh-hee-mee-uh n]
- /boʊˈhi mi ən/
Definitions of bohemian word
- adjective bohemian Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people. 3
- adjective bohemian You can use bohemian to describe artistic people who live in an unconventional way. 3
- adjective bohemian A bohemian is someone who lives in a bohemian way. 3
- noun bohemian a native or inhabitant of Bohemia, esp of the old kingdom of Bohemia; a Czech 3
- noun bohemian a person, esp an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional life 3
- noun bohemian the Czech language 3
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Origin of bohemian
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; Bohemi(a) + -an
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Parts of speech for Bohemian
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bohemian popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bohemian usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bohemian
noun bohemian
- free spirit — a person with a highly individual or unique attitude, lifestyle, or imagination; nonconformist.
- flower child — (especially in the 1960s) a young person, especially a hippie, rejecting conventional society and advocating love, peace, and simple, idealistic values.
- hippie — a person, especially of the late 1960s, who rejected established institutions and values and sought spontaneity, direct personal relations expressing love, and expanded consciousness, often expressed externally in the wearing of casual, folksy clothing and of beads, headbands, used garments, etc.
- dilettante — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
- artist — An artist is someone who draws or paints pictures or creates sculptures as a job or a hobby.
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