bourgeois

Adj

1. Of or relating to the middle class (often derogatory), and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
2. (historical) Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
3. (Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually derogatory) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.

Noun

1. (collective, plural-normally, uncountable, usually) The middle class.
2. (rare, uncountable, usually) An individual member of the middle class.
3. (derogatory, uncountable, usually) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
4. (uncountable, usually) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
5. (Marxism, uncountable, usually) A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.

Verb

To make bourgeois.

Noun

A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɔːʒ.wɑː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: burjois

In summary

Borrowed from French bourgeois (“a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate”), from Old French burgeis (“town dweller”), from Frankish *burg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold; city”) (whence borough). Doublet of burgess; compare also burgish.

Synonyms

burgher

middle-class

middle class

businessperson

capitalist

comfortably

conservative

conventionally

materialistic

bourgeoisie

crass

white-collar

capitalistic

citizen

civil

burgess

square

townsman

Translations

bourgeois

burgués

borghese

burguês

burgès

Bürger

burgerlijk

Bourgeois

burguesa

bourgeois

spießig

burżuazyjny

Spießer

Kapitalist

bürgerlich