[syn: bourgeois, conservative, materialistic]
3. belonging to the middle class;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
[1913 Webster] a. Characteristic of the middle class, as in
France.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
capitalistic \capitalistic\ adj.
1. Of or relating to capitalism or capitalists. capitalistic
methods and incentives
Syn: capitalist.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Favoring or practicing capitalism. [Narrower terms:
bourgeois] socialistic
Syn: capitalist.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bourgeois
adj 1: (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-
owning class and exploitive of the working class
2: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle
class; "a bourgeois mentality" [syn: bourgeois,
conservative, materialistic]
3: belonging to the middle class
n 1: a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial
enterprise [syn: businessperson, bourgeois]
2: a member of the middle class [syn: bourgeois, burgher]