Bohemian
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: bohemian
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
In sense of Romani and by association, marginalized artists, from French bohémien (“person from Bohemia, Romani”), from Bohême (“Bohemia”). Regarding the sense evolution, compare gypsy.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /boʊˈhimi.ən/
Noun[edit]
Bohemian (plural Bohemians)
- A native or resident of Bohemia. [from 16th c.]
- (now rare) A Gypsy, a Romani. [from 16th c.]
- Alternative letter-case form of bohemian; someone known for flouting social conventions, especially someone involved in the arts. [from 19th c.]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
native or resident of Bohemia
|
Romani
Adjective[edit]
Bohemian (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to Bohemia or its language. [from 16th c.]
- 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 467:
- He observed, that the Bohemian language was true Sclavonick.
- 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 33:
- Her grandparents on one side were Bohemian, or Czech, as it was called now.
- Alternative letter-case form of bohemian; unconventional in habit or dress.
Synonyms[edit]
- Bohemish (obsolete)
Derived terms[edit]
- Bohemian Brethren
- Bohemian chatterer
- Bohemian earspoon
- Bohemianism
- Bohemian glass
- Bohemian pheasant
- Bohemian Shepherd
- Bohemian waxwing
Translations[edit]
of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
|
Proper noun[edit]
Bohemian
- (now historical) The Czech language. [from 17th c.]
Translations[edit]
Czech language
See also[edit]
Categories:
- English terms suffixed with -ian
- English terms derived from French
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with rare senses
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English terms with quotations
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Demonyms