What is "bourgeois" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "bourgeois": a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /bərˈdʒɔɪs/, enPR

Pronunciation in UK: /bəːˈdʒɔɪs/

Meaning of "bourgeois": (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class

Adjective

Pronunciation in US: /bərˈdʒɔɪs/, enPR

Pronunciation in UK: /bəːˈdʒɔɪs/

Meaning of "bourgeois": a member of the middle class

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /bərˈdʒɔɪs/, enPR

Pronunciation in UK: /bəːˈdʒɔɪs/

Meaning of "bourgeois": conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class

Adjective

Pronunciation in US: /bərˈdʒɔɪs/, enPR

Pronunciation in UK: /bəːˈdʒɔɪs/

Meaning of "bourgeois": belonging to the middle class

Adjective

Pronunciation in US: /bərˈdʒɔɪs/, enPR

Pronunciation in UK: /bəːˈdʒɔɪs/

Synonyms:

materialistic, Victorian, conservative, common, philistine, conventional, illiberal, middle-class, traditional, hidebound, old-line,

Antonyms:

adventurous, imaginative, nonconforming, inspired, original, untraditional,