Definition of Bourgeois. Meaning of Bourgeois. Synonyms of Bourgeois

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Definition of Bourgeois

Bourgeois
Bourgeois Bour*geois", n. [From a French type founder named Bourgeois, or fr. F. bourgeois of the middle class; hence applied to an intermediate size of type between brevier and long primer: cf. G. bourgeois, borgis. Cf. Burgess.] (Print.) A size of type between long primer and brevier. See Type. Note: This line is printed in bourgeois type.
Bourgeois
Bourgeois Bour*geois", n. [F., fr. bourg town; of German origin. See Burgess.] A man of middle rank in society; one of the shopkeeping class. [France.] a. Characteristic of the middle class, as in France.

Meaning of Bourgeois from wikipedia

- saw a partial rehabilitation of bourgeois values in genres such as the drame bourgeois (bourgeois drama) and "bourgeois tragedy". Emerging in the 1970s...
- Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (French: [lwiz buʁʒwa] ; 25 December 1911 – 31 May 2010) was a French-American artist. Although she is best known for her large-scale...
- bourgeoisie s**** to identify themselves with the haute bourgeoisie, whose bourgeois morality, conduct and lifestyle they aspire and strive to imitate. The...
- Luke Magnus Nicolson (born 9 July 2000), known as Francis Bourgeois, is a British trainspotter, social media personality, model, and author. He is most...
- Bourgeois may also refer to: Bourgeois (surname) bourgeois (typography), the name of the type size between brevier and long primer H. L. Bourgeois High...
- Bourgeois revolution is a term used in Marxist theory to refer to a social revolution that aims to destroy a feudal system or its vestiges, establish...
- Bourgeois tragedy (German: Bürgerliches Trauerspiel) is a form of tragedy that developed in 18th-century Europe. It is a fruit of the enlightenment and...
- Louis Bourgeois may refer to: Louis Bourgeois (composer) (c.1510–1559), French composer Louis Bourgeois (architect) (1856–1930), Canadian architect Louis...
- The Bourgeois: Between History and Literature is a 2013 book by literary scholar Franco Moretti. In the book, Moretti examines the concept of the bourgeois...
- Bourgeois nation was a term used by Italian fascists to refer to nations that had embraced what the fascists saw as decadent and materialistic lifestyles...