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bourgeois

Pronunciation: /ˈbʊəʒwɑː/

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Definition of bourgeois

adjective

belonging to or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes:a rich, bored, bourgeois family these views will shock the bourgeois critics
(in Marxist contexts) upholding the interests of capitalism; not communist:bourgeois society took for granted the sanctity of property

noun (plural same)

a bourgeois person: a self-confessed and proud bourgeois

Origin:

mid 16th century: from French, from late Latin burgus 'castle' (in medieval Latin 'fortified town'), ultimately of Germanic origin and related to borough. Compare with burgess

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Remember that the ending of bourgeois is -eois; the final s is not spoken because it is a French word.

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