bourgeois

adjective

Definition of bourgeoisnext
as in middle-class
belonging to the class of people of middle social or economic rank The neighborhood was occupied primarily by bourgeois families.

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Recent Examples of bourgeois And their struggle, within their world, to lead a good life, to lead a life that has meaning—their struggle between whether to pursue romantic adventure or a staid, bourgeois life—felt very real to me, at age twenty-five. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 Both of his arms are in the sleeves, and his bourgeois father is kneeling on the floor, taking the shirt in order to conserve it, perhaps saving it from being soiled. — Theo Belci, Artforum, 27 Feb. 2026 In a more simplistic story, Derya and Aziz’s efforts to find a good private school for their daughter would come off as a hopeless bourgeois indulgence. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026 Jim Dickinson stepped in to produce and play a little piano, but Travis deemed the results too polished, too polite, too bourgeois. — Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bourgeois
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourgeois
  1. middle-class
  2. working-class
  3. plain
Adjective
  • Frey grew up near Detroit, a comfortably middle-class kid obsessed with Jack Kerouac and his city’s soul hit factory.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
  • For most middle-class families, the estate is not a portfolio.
    — Jon Sabes, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of middle-class
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  • In the centuries that followed, the Mission went from Mexican farmland to immigrant stronghold as waves of working-class European families moved into the neighborhood following the Gold Rush in the mid-1800s.
    — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Since her start in the music industry in the 1960s, Parton used her working-class roots and rhinestone personality to redefine what success in the country music world could look like.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of working-class
Adjective
  • But his plain English introduction to what Flock Safety was actually doing is what connected with his audience.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Even the more minimal versions of this style (such as plain white or ivory with gold rims) have fallen out of favor.
    — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of plain

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“Bourgeois.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeois. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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