обыва́тель — meaning in English
obyvatel
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English meaning
- bourgeois adj Relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.
- philistine noun A person seen as indifferent or hostile to art, literature, and culture, and who has conventional or unrefined tastes.
- square noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.
Senses
обыва́тель is used for these senses in English:
- bourgeois (usually, pejorative) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
- philistine (derogatory) A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes.
- square (1950s, _, slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends.
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.
philistine — full definition
- noun A person seen as indifferent or hostile to art, literature, and culture, and who has conventional or unrefined tastes.
- adjective Showing no interest in or appreciation of art and culture.