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- DictionaryBour·geois/bo͝orˈZHwä/
adjective
- 1. of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes: "a rich, bored, bourgeois family"
noun
- 1. a bourgeois person: "a self-confessed and proud bourgeois"
Add to word list. belonging to or typical of the middle class (= the social group between the rich and the poor), esp. in supporting established customs and values or in having a strong interest in money and possessions: She’s become very bourgeois since she left college.
politics specialized. (in Marxism) the part of society, including employers and people who run large companies, that has most of the money and power which it gets from the work of ordinary people : Without their control over the workers, the bourgeoisie could not remain in power.
The meaning of BOURGEOISIE is middle class; also, plural in construction : members of the middle class. How to use bourgeoisie in a sentence.
The term bourgeoisie refers to the social order that is dominated by the so-called middle class. In social and political theory, the notion of the bourgeoisie was largely a construct of Karl Marx and of those influenced by him.
Bourgeois definition: 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. See examples of BOURGEOIS used in a sentence.
IPA guide. The adjective bourgeois means relating to or typical of the middle class. If someone says, "Oh, how bourgeois !" it's probably an insult, meaning you're preoccupied with middle-class small-mindedness. As a noun, a bourgeois is a member of the middle class, originally a member of the middle class in France.
What does the word bourgeois mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word bourgeois. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. bourgeois has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. fur trade (late 1700s) wine (1840s) politics (1850s) See meaning & use. How common is the word bourgeois?
