Meaning & Definition of Bourgeois in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: Relating to or characteristic of the bourgeoisie, the middle class.

  Example Sentence: His values and lifestyle struck many as decidedly bourgeois.

• Definition: Concerned with materialistic values or conventional social respectability.

  Example Sentence: The film critiques the bourgeois obsession with wealth and status.

Etymology

Origin: Late Middle English, from Old French 'burgeis' meaning 'town dweller'.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• bourgeois values: Values that emphasize material wealth and conventionality.
• bourgeois lifestyle: A way of living that indicates middle-class status and comforts.

Translations

• Spanish: burguesa

• French: bourgeois

• German: bürgerlich

• Russian: буржуазный

Related Words

• bourgeoisie: The social class that is characterized by their ownership of capital and their related culture.

• proletariat: The class of wage-earners in a capitalist society.

Slang Meanings of bourgeois

• Meaning: Used to describe someone as overly concerned with material possessions.

  Example Sentence: He's such a bourgeois, always bragging about his new car.

• Meaning: A derogatory term for people who are perceived as dull or conventional.

  Example Sentence: Their party was so bourgeois, I wanted to leave after an hour.