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- [boo r-zhwah, boo r-zhwah; French boor-zhwa]
- /bʊərˈʒwɑ, ˈbʊər ʒwɑ; French burˈʒwa/
- /ˈbɔːʒ.wɑː/
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- [boo r-zhwah, boo r-zhwah; French boor-zhwa]
- /bʊərˈʒwɑ, ˈbʊər ʒwɑ; French burˈʒwa/
Definitions of bourgeois word
- adjective bourgeois If you describe people, their way of life, or their attitudes as bourgeois, you disapprove of them because you consider them typical of conventional middle-class people. 3
- adjective bourgeois Marxists use bourgeois when referring to the capitalist system and to the social class that owns most of the wealth in that system. 3
- noun bourgeois a member of the middle class, esp one regarded as being conservative and materialistic or (in Marxist thought) a capitalist exploiting the working class 3
- noun bourgeois a mediocre, unimaginative, or materialistic person 3
- adjective bourgeois characteristic of, relating to, or comprising the middle class 3
- adjective bourgeois conservative or materialistic in outlook 3
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Origin of bourgeois
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < Middle French; Old French borgeis burgess
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Parts of speech for Bourgeois
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bourgeois popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".
bourgeois usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bourgeois
adj bourgeois
- materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- victorian — of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets.
- conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- philistine — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
Antonyms for bourgeois
adj bourgeois
- adventurous — Someone who is adventurous is willing to take risks and to try new methods. Something that is adventurous involves new things or ideas.
- imaginative — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- nonconforming — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- inspired — aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence: an inspired poet.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
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