Bourgeois — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise

a member of the middle class

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæst/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈabɹɪˌəʊlz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈabɹɪˌəʊlz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæst/.

Examples

a bourgeois mentality

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

materialistic burgher conservative businessperson

Parts of Speech

noun	a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
noun	a member of the middle class
adjective	(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
adjective	conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class “a bourgeois mentality”
adjective	belonging to the middle class

Word Forms

materialism

noun

a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

burgués

un capitalista que se dedica a una empresa comercial industrial

🇮🇹Italian

borghese

un capitalista che si impegna in un'impresa commerciale industriale

🇳🇱Dutch

burgerlijk

een kapitalist die zich bezighoudt met industriële commerciële ondernemingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

burguês

um capitalista que se envolve em empreendimentos comerciais industriais

🇷🇺Russian

буржуазия

капиталист, занимающийся промышленным коммерческим предприятием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूंजीपति

एक पूंजीपति जो औद्योगिक वाणिज्यिक उद्यम में संलग्न है

🇧🇩Bengali

বুর্জোয়া

একজন পুঁজিপতি যিনি শিল্প বাণিজ্যিক উদ্যোগে জড়িত

🇮🇳Tamil

முதலாளித்துவ

தொழில்துறை வணிக நிறுவனத்தில் ஈடுபடும் ஒரு முதலாளி

🇮🇳Telugu

బూర్జువా

పారిశ్రామిక వాణిజ్య సంస్థలో నిమగ్నమైన పెట్టుబడిదారీ

🇮🇳Marathi

बुर्जुआ

एक भांडवलदार जो औद्योगिक व्यावसायिक उपक्रमात गुंतलेला आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બુર્જિયો

એક મૂડીવાદી જે ઔદ્યોગિક વ્યાપારી સાહસમાં જોડાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೂರ್ಜ್ವಾ

ಕೈಗಾರಿಕಾ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಉದ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿರುವ ಬಂಡವಾಳಶಾಹಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബൂർഷ്വാ

വ്യാവസായിക വാണിജ്യ സംരംഭത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു മുതലാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁਰਜੂਆ

ਇੱਕ ਪੂੰਜੀਪਤੀ ਜੋ ਉਦਯੋਗਿਕ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਉੱਦਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بورژوا

ایک سرمایہ دار جو صنعتی تجارتی ادارے میں مشغول ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

资产阶级的

从事工商企业的资本家

🇯🇵Japanese

ブルジョワ

産業・商業事業に従事する資本家

🇰🇷Korean

부르주아

산업 상업 사업에 종사하는 자본가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tư sản

một nhà tư bản tham gia vào doanh nghiệp công nghiệp thương mại

🇹🇭Thai

ชนชั้นกลาง

นายทุนที่ประกอบกิจการพาณิชยกรรมอุตสาหกรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

borjuis

seorang kapitalis yang terlibat dalam perusahaan komersial industri

🇵🇭Filipino

burges

isang kapitalista na nakikibahagi sa industriyal na komersyal na negosyo

🇲🇾Malay

borjuasi

seorang kapitalis yang terlibat dalam perusahaan komersial industri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

برجوازي

رأسمالي يعمل في مؤسسة تجارية صناعية

🇮🇷Persian

بورژوازی

سرمایه داری که در بنگاه تجاری تجاری صنعتی مشغول است

🇹🇷Turkish

burjuva

endüstriyel ticari girişimle uğraşan bir kapitalist

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוּרגָנִי

קפיטליסט העוסק במפעל מסחרי תעשייתי

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