🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

burgués

Pronunciation / Transliteration: burgués

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bourgeois/bʊərˈʒwɑː/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Su estilo de vida era muy burgués, centrado en el consumo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

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

    "The bourgeois lifestyle often emphasizes comfort and consumerism over artistic or intellectual pursuits."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Characteristic of the bourgeois; relating to the middle class, especially in a derogatory sense.

    "His bourgeois tastes in art and fashion were evident at the gallery opening."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'bourgeois' originates from the Old French word 'burgeis', meaning 'town dweller', which evolved during the Middle Ages to refer to the middle class in France. Over time, it has taken on connotations of materialism and conventionality, particularly in Marxist theory, where it denotes the capitalist class that owns most of society's wealth and means of production.

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