bourgeois

• Zum Bürgertum oder zur bürgerlichen Mittelschicht gehörend, oft mit Betonung auf materielle Werte, Konventionalität oder einem spießigen, konservativen Lebensstil.

Relating to the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

1. Middle-class valuesC1formal

   Relating to or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

   Spießbürgerlich

   • He criticized the bourgeois obsession with property and status.
   • The novel satirizes bourgeois family life.
   • Her tastes were considered too bourgeois for the avant-garde art scene.

   Synonymeconformistconservativeconventionalmaterialisticmiddle-classphilistineprovincialrespectablesuburban

   Antonymebohemiannonconformistproletarianunconventional

2. C1formal

   Relating to the capitalist class who own most of society's wealth and means of production.

   Bürgerlich

   • Marxist theory distinguishes between the bourgeois and the proletariat.
   • The revolution aimed to overthrow the bourgeois ruling class.
   • Bourgeois ideology often prioritizes individual profit over collective good.

   Synonymecapitalistcapitalisticmoneyedplutocraticpropertied

   Antonymeproletarianworking-class

3. Conventional or materialisticC1informal

   Marked by a concern for material interests and respectability and a tendency toward mediocrity.

   Spießbürgerlich

   • They live a very bourgeois lifestyle with a big house and two cars.
   • His taste in art is rather bourgeois and predictable.
   • She rejected the bourgeois notion of a stable career.

   Synonymeconventionalmaterialisticmiddle-classphilistinestuffyunimaginative

   Antonymebohemiannonconformistunconventional

• Substantiv, das einen Angehörigen des Bürgertums oder der Mittelschicht bezeichnet, oft verbunden mit kapitalistischen Werten, materialistischer Haltung und konventionellen gesellschaftlichen Normen.

A noun referring to a member of the middle class, often associated with capitalist values, materialistic attitudes, and conventional social norms.

1. Middle-class personC1formal

   A person belonging to the middle class, often associated with materialistic values and conventional attitudes.

   Bourgeois

   • The bourgeois were criticized for their focus on property and wealth.
   • He described himself as a typical bourgeois with a comfortable lifestyle.
   • The novel satirizes the narrow-mindedness of the provincial bourgeois.

   Synonymeconformistphilistine

   Antonymeplebeianproletarianworker

2. Capitalist class memberC1formal

   In Marxist theory, a member of the capitalist class who owns the means of production.

   Bourgeois

   • Marx argued that the bourgeois exploit the proletariat.
   • The revolution aimed to overthrow the bourgeois and establish a classless society.
   • The bourgeois controlled the factories and the land.

   Synonymecapitalistfinancierindustrialistplutocrat

   Antonymeproletarian