bourgeois
1
[ boo r-zhwah, boo r-zhwah; French boor-zhwa ]
/ bʊərˈʒwɑ, ˈbʊər ʒwɑ; French burˈʒwa /
noun, plural bour·geois.
a member of the middle class.
a person whose political, economic, and social opinions are believed to be determined mainly by concern for property values and conventional respectability.
a shopkeeper or merchant.
adjective
belonging to, characteristic of, or consisting of the middle class.
conventional; middle-class.
dominated or characterized by materialistic pursuits or concerns.
Origin of bourgeois
1
1555–65; < Middle French; Old French
borgeis
burgess
Words nearby bourgeois
bourbons,
bourdon,
bourdon gauge,
bourdon-tube gauge,
bourg,
bourgeois,
bourgeoise,
bourgeoisie,
bourgeoisify,
bourgeon,
bourges
Definition for bourgeois (2 of 3)
bourgeois
2
[ ber-jois ]
/ bərˈdʒɔɪs /
noun Printing.
a size of type approximately 9-point, between brevier and long primer.
Origin of bourgeois
2
First recorded in 1815–25; perhaps from a printer so named
Definition for bourgeois (3 of 3)
Bourgeois
[ boo r-zhwah, boo r-zhwah; French boor-zhwa ]
/ bʊərˈʒwɑ, ˈbʊər ʒwɑ; French burˈʒwa /
noun
Lé·on Vic·tor Au·guste
[ley-awn veek-tawr oh-gyst] /leɪˈɔ̃ vikˈtɔr oʊˈgyst/,1851–1925,
French statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1920.
Louise,1911–2010,
U.S. sculptor, born in France.
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British Dictionary definitions for bourgeois (1 of 3)
bourgeois
1
/ (ˈbʊəʒwɑː, bʊəˈʒwɑː) often derogatory /
noun plural -geois
a member of the middle class, esp one regarded as being conservative and materialistic or (in Marxist thought) a capitalist exploiting the working class
a mediocre, unimaginative, or materialistic person
adjective
characteristic of, relating to, or comprising the middle class
conservative or materialistic in outlook
a bourgeois mentality
(in Marxist thought) dominated by capitalists or capitalist interests
Derived forms of bourgeois
bourgeoise (ˈbʊəʒwɑːz, bʊəˈʒwɑːz), fem nWord Origin for bourgeois
C16: from Old French
borjois,
burgeis burgher, citizen, from
bourg town; see
burgess
British Dictionary definitions for bourgeois (2 of 3)
bourgeois
2
/ (bəˈdʒɔɪs) /
noun
(formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 9 point
Word Origin for bourgeois
C19: perhaps from its size, midway between long primer and brevier
British Dictionary definitions for bourgeois (3 of 3)
Bourgeois
/ (French burʒwa) /
noun
Léon Victor Auguste . (leɔ̃ viktɔr oɡyst). 1851–1925, French statesman; first chairman of the League of Nations: Nobel peace prize 1920