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Bohemian definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people
2: unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; "a bohemian life style" n
1: a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) [syn: Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma, Bohemian]
2: a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
3: a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1555 1. a. a native or inhabitant of Bohemia b. the group of Czech dialects used in Bohemia 2. often not capitalized a. vagabond, wanderer; especially gypsy b. a person (as a writer or an artist) living an unconventional life usually in a colony with others • bohemian adjective, often capitalized

Merriam Webster's

adjective see Bohemian

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. 1 a native of Bohemia, a former kingdom in central Europe corresponding to part of modern Czechoslovakia; Czech. 2 (also bohemian) a socially unconventional person, esp. an artist or writer. --adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of Bohemia or its people. 2 socially unconventional. Derivatives: bohemianism n. (in sense 2). Etymology: Bohemia + -AN: sense 2 f. F bohémien gypsy

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bohemian Bo*he"mi*an, a. 1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2. 2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or ``Bohemian'' (see Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and easy. [Modern] Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five and thirty. --Blackw. Mag. Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and customs nowadays. --W. Black. Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zo["o]l.), a small bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the waxwing. Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality, made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bohemian Bo*he"mi*an, n. 1. A native of Bohemia. 2. The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family. 3. A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals. [Modern] Note: In this sense from the French boh['e]mien, a gypsy; also, a person of irregular habits. She was of a wild, roving nature, inherited from father and mother, who were both Bohemians by taste and circumstances. --Thackeray.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(bohemians) You can use bohemian to describe artistic people who live in an unconventional way. ...a bohemian writer. ...the bohemian lifestyle of the French capital. ADJ: usu ADJ n • A bohemian is someone who lives in a bohemian way. I am a bohemian. I have no roots. N-COUNT

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people. ADJ

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