bourgeois
/bʊɹʒˈwɑː/noun, adjective2 syllables
Bourgeois means: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class.
Synonyms for bourgeois8
noun, as in a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
noun, as in a member of the middle class
adjective, as in conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
adjective, as in (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
adjective, as in belonging to the middle class
What does bourgeois mean?5
adjective
conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class“a bourgeois mentality”
(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
belonging to the middle class
noun
a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
a member of the middle class
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with bourgeois?29
Bourgeois in a sentence
- Truly, never before has bourgeois sociology known such a fall!AlanF_US
- Of course, walking away from the bourgeois scene wasn't easy.LoverofEnglish
- I need an irreducible minimum amount of bourgeois comfort.shekitten
- Marriage is the true fortress of bourgeois morality.shekitten
- Many prominent bourgeois philosophers in England are members of spiritualist and theosophical societies.AlanF_US
- The idealism of American bourgeois philosophers is aggressive and warlike.Miktsoanit
- She comes from a bourgeois background.unknown
- It's a piece of bourgeois furniture.Miktsoanit
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