bohemian
IPA: boʊhˈimiʌn
noun
- A person, especially an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional or nonconformist lifestyle.
- A native or resident of Bohemia.
- (now rare) A Gypsy, a Romani.
- (now historical) The Czech language.
- Alternative letter-case form of bohemian; someone known for flouting social conventions, especially someone involved in the arts. [A person, especially an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional or nonconformist lifestyle.]
adjective
- Unconventional, especially in habit or dress.
- Of, or relating to Bohemia or its language.
- Alternative letter-case form of bohemian; unconventional in habit or dress. [Unconventional, especially in habit or dress.]
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Examples of "bohemian" in Sentences
- The Bohemian division defended the camp.
- They came to represent the bohemian spirit of the area.
- But the same is true for the Germans in the Bohemian lands.
- The Kinsky family were members of the Bohemian aristocracy.
- To this day the English word "bohemian" has a similar meaning.
- He strengthened the power and prestige of the Bohemian Kingdom.
- He lived the life of a bohemian and worked only intermittently.
- Mayhew was an active member of the Bohemian Club and The Family.
- At the end of April, the crusading army crossed the Bohemian border.
- By the 19th century the vagabond was associated more closely with Bohemianism.
- Enlightened rule destroyed the few remaining vestiges of the Bohemian Kingdom.
- Butterflies Are Not Free, burst with passionate songwriting in the style of what he calls "bohemian noir."
- Collier's book is the story of a young man trying to find love and success in bohemian London in the 1920s.
- The word "bohemian" actually means a "socially unconventional person, especially a writer or artist", and watching the film, you recognize swiftly that this descriptor truly applies to most of the Carnegie studio residents profiled in the film; there are no household names to be found.
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