bour·geois 
/ˈbuɚʒˌwɑ:/ adjective
/ˈbuɚʒˌwɑ:/ adjective 1 : relating to or belonging to the middle class of society
▪ the bourgeois class ▪ bourgeois families/businessmen 2 [more bourgeois; most bourgeois] disapproving : having qualities or values associated with the middle class : too concerned about wealth, possessions, and respectable behavior
▪ bourgeois life/culture/society ▪ bourgeois attitudes/values ▪ bourgeois materialism
▪ the bourgeois class ▪ bourgeois families/businessmen
▪ bourgeois life/culture/society ▪ bourgeois attitudes/values ▪ bourgeois materialism
— bourgeois noun, plural bour·geois /ˈbuɚʒˌwɑ:z/ [count]
▪ He was a bourgeois, not a nobleman. ▪ a philosopher who had no sympathy for the bourgeois — see also petit bourgeois
/ˈbuɚʒˌwɑ:z/ [count] ▪ He was a bourgeois, not a nobleman. ▪ a philosopher who had no sympathy for the bourgeois — see also petit bourgeois
