Main Entry:

¹bour·geois

Pronunciation:

\ˈbu̇rzh-ˌwä also ˈbu̇zh- or ˈbüzh- or bu̇rzh-ˈ\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle French, from Old French burgeis townsman, from burc, borg town, from Latin burgus

Date:

circa 1565

1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the townsman or of the social middle class 2 : marked by a concern for material interests and respectability and a tendency toward mediocrity 3 : dominated by commercial and industrial interests : capitalistic

— bour·geois·ifi·ca·tion \ˌbu̇(r)zh-ˌwä-zə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun

— bour·geois·ify \bu̇(r)zh-ˈwä-zə-ˌfī\ verb