kleinbürgerlich
petty-bourgeois; middle-class (often pejorative)
English translations
- 01
petty bourgeois
- 02
middle-class
Word details
- German meaning
- Kleinbürgerlich beschreibt eine konservative, spießige und auf Konventionen bedachte Lebensweise.
- English meaning
- Kleinbürgerlich describes a conservative, petty, and convention-minded lifestyle.
- Synonym
- spießig, bieder
- German example
- Seine kleinbürgerliche Einstellung störte ihn oft.
- English example
- His kleinbürgerlich attitude often bothered him.
- Comparative
- kleinbürgerlicherSuperlative: am kleinbürgerlichsten
Related words
- Spießbürger
Philistine, narrow-minded person
- spießbürgerlich
Philistine
- Bünzli
Petty bourgeois, square
- bünzlig
Bünzlig describes a person who is petty-bourgeois, narrow-minded, and excessively tidy.
Example sentences with “kleinbürgerlich”
Er hasste das kleinbürgerliche Leben in der Vorstadt. (He hated the petty-bourgeois life in the suburbs.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'kleinbürgerlich' offensive?
It often carries a critical or pejorative tone, implying narrow-mindedness, materialism, and a lack of intellectual ambition.