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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