Bohemian

Quick meaning: Bohemian is a noun meaning A person, especially an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional or nonconformist lifestyle.

Meaning

A person, especially an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional or nonconformist lifestyle.

More Meanings

1. Unconventional, especially in habit or dress.

Example Sentences

2001, Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce (scriptwriters), Moulin Rouge!, Please tell me you're not one of Toulouse's oh-so-talented, charmingly bohemian, tragically impoverished protégés!

The magazine's aesthetic also bends it into more bohemian territory. Food articles often have botanical illustrations of lesser-eaten greenery like endive and watercress, drawn by artist John Burgoyne.

Cowell's earlier, more bohemian years are not only the most interesting, they comprise the only part of his life for which one could reasonably attempt to do the kind of work that I have tried to do here.

Whitman was, by no means, the "King of Bohemia"—that title went to Henry Clapp Jr., the founding editor of the Saturday Press—but the bohemians embraced and supported him at a crucial moment in his career.

Word Forms

• bohemians

Synonyms for bohemian

Depending on context, synonyms include unconventional.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unconventional, arty, bohemia, waxwing, free-spirited, avant-gardist.

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