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bourgeois

1

[ boor-zhwah, boor-zhwah, boo-zhwah; French boor-zhwa ]

adjective

  1. having, reflecting, or relating to conventional tastes, opinions, and values believed to be determined mainly by a concern for respectability and material wealth; middle-class:

    He lived a bohemian lifestyle frowned upon by bourgeois morality.

    Bored with bourgeois suburbia and starved for authenticity, these progressive millennials are eager to participate in something challenging and important.

  2. belonging to, characteristic of, or consisting of the middle class, especially as viewed in Marxist theory; concerned with ownership of property and maintenance of the status quo, and having or catering to interests opposed to those of the lower or working class:

    Soviet propaganda treated Democrats and Republicans as interchangeable parts of a bourgeois power structure.



noun

plural bourgeois.
  1. a person with conventional or banal tastes and opinions believed to be determined mainly by a concern for respectability and material wealth:

    In this movie he portrays a stuffy bourgeois who plays golf and reads all the right business magazines.

  2. a member of the middle class, especially as viewed in Marxist theory.
  3. a shopkeeper or merchant.

bourgeois

2

[ ber-jois ]

noun

Printing.
  1. a size of type approximately 9-point, between brevier and long primer.

Bourgeois

3

[ boor-zhwah, boor-zhwah, boo-zhwah; French boor-zhwa ]

noun

  1. L茅路on Vic路tor Au路guste [ley-, awn, veek-, tawr, oh-, gyst], 1851鈥1925, French statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1920.
  2. Louise, 1911鈥2010, U.S. sculptor, born in France.

Bourgeois

1

/ 产耻谤萧飞补 /

noun

  1. BourgeoisL茅on Victor Auguste18511925MFrenchPOLITICS: statesman L茅on Victor Auguste . (le蓴虄 vikt蓴r o伞yst). 1851鈥1925, French statesman; first chairman of the League of Nations: Nobel peace prize 1920
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bourgeois

2

/ b蕣蓹藞蕭w蓱藧; b蕣蓹藞蕭w蓱藧z; 藞b蕣蓹蕭w蓱藧; 藞b蕣蓹蕭w蓱藧z /

noun

  1. a member of the middle class, esp one regarded as being conservative and materialistic or (in Marxist thought) a capitalist exploiting the working class
  2. a mediocre, unimaginative, or materialistic person
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. characteristic of, relating to, or comprising the middle class
  2. conservative or materialistic in outlook

    a bourgeois mentality

  3. (in Marxist thought) dominated by capitalists or capitalist interests
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bourgeois

3

/ 产蓹藞诲萧蓴瑟蝉 /

noun

  1. (formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 9 point
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • bourgeoise, noun:feminine
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bourgeois1

First recorded in 1555鈥65; from Middle French; Old French borgeis burgess

Origin of bourgeois2

First recorded in 1815鈥25; perhaps from a printer so named
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bourgeois1

C16: from Old French borjois , burgeis burgher, citizen, from bourg town; see burgess

Origin of bourgeois2

C19: perhaps from its size, midway between long primer and brevier
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"They let you know if they're getting bored. It's not bourgeois polite and that appeals to me."

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The first sentence of the plot synopsis in the booklet reads: 鈥淭he more bourgeois, the more unfulfilled.鈥

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For most of the running time, it keeps politics on the margins, like a phantom presence looming over the members of one bourgeois family鈥檚 everyday lives.

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And he does lack all those things, as well as pretty much any conventional bourgeois virtue you can name.

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Miller鈥檚 glorious Lina, a woman who rejects bourgeois propriety as beneath her, is one of Shaw鈥檚 great comic creations.

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