Bo·he·mi·an /-miən/
波希米亞人,波希米亞語,放浪者(a.)波希米亞人的,放浪的,波希米亞語的
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 bohémien, 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.
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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 Zool., 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.
Bohemian
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 nomadic people originating in northern India
and now living on all continents [syn: Gypsy, Gipsy,
Romany, Rommany, Roma]
2: a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
3: a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional
life