bourgeois Browse the words alphabetically around "bourgeois" See entries that contain "bourgeois" |
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| | Syllables: | | bour-geois |
| | Parts of speech: | | noun , adjective |
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 | Part of Speech | | noun |
 | Pronunciation | | bur zhwa |
| | Inflected Forms | | bourgeois |
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Definition | 1. | one who belongs to the middle class. |
| | Synonyms | | burgher |
| | Similar Words | | commoner |
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Definition | 2. | one who possesses or exhibits values, attitudes, and behavior conventionally associated with the middle class, such as materialism. |
| | Similar Words | | materialist , Middle American {Middle America} , capitalist , babbitt , suburbanite |
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Definition | 3. | in Marxist theory, a member of the capitalist class, opposed to the proletariat in the class struggle. |
| | Synonyms | | capitalist (2) , yuppie |
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| | Related Words | | moderate , common |
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| Part of Speech | | adjective |
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Definition | 1. | of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| | Synonyms | | middle-class {middle class} |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | popular |
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Definition | 2. | marked by a concern for respectability, comfort, and material possessions. |
| | Synonyms | | materialistic {materialist (2)} |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | popular |
| | Similar Words | | middle-class {middle class} , capitalistic , acquisitive |
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Definition | 3. | lacking artistic or social refinement; philistine. |
| | Synonyms | | philistine {Philistine (2)} |
| | Similar Words | | uncultivated {cultivated} , common , unimaginative {imaginative} , unsophisticated {sophisticated} , unrefined {refined} , uncultured {cultured} , conventional , ordinary |
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| | Related Words | | moderate |