bürgerlich — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bourgeois adj Relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.
- civic adj Relating to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil in nature.
- civil adj Relating to ordinary citizens and government, as opposed to the military or religion.
Senses
bürgerlich is used for these senses in English:
- anal-retentive (psychology, Freudian) Preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects.
- bourgeois (Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
- civic Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
- civil (uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
bourgeois — full definition
- adj Relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.
- noun A member of the middle or property-owning class.
civic — full definition
- adj Relating to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil in nature.
- adj Relating to good citizenship and the responsibilities that come with it.