bourgeois

• Qui appartient à la classe moyenne, avec une connotation souvent péjorative évoquant des valeurs matérialistes, un conformisme social ou des goûts conventionnels. Peut aussi désigner ce qui est propre à la bourgeoisie.

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.

   bourgeois (relatif aux valeurs de la classe moyenne)

   • 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.

   Synonymesconformistconservativeconventionalmaterialisticmiddle-classphilistineprovincialrespectablesuburban

   Antonymesbohemiannonconformistproletarianunconventional

2. C1formal

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

   Bourgeois (classe capitaliste)

   • 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.

   Synonymescapitalistcapitalisticmoneyedplutocraticpropertied

   Antonymesproletarianworking-class

3. Conventional or materialisticC1informal

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

   Bourgeois, conventionnel et matérialiste

   • 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.

   Synonymesconventionalmaterialisticmiddle-classphilistinestuffyunimaginative

   Antonymesbohemiannonconformistunconventional

• Nom désignant une personne de la classe moyenne, souvent associée aux valeurs capitalistes, au matérialisme et aux normes sociales conventionnelles.

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.

   Personne de la classe moyenne

   • 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.

   Synonymesconformistphilistine

   Antonymesplebeianproletarianworker

2. Capitalist class memberC1formal

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

   Bourgeois (membre de la classe capitaliste)

   • 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.

   Synonymescapitalistfinancierindustrialistplutocrat

   Antonymesproletarian