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bohemian

/boʊˈhimi.ən/noun, adjective4 syllables

Bohemian means: a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America).

Synonyms for bohemian7

noun, as in a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)

Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma

adjective, as in unconventional in especially appearance and behavior

What does bohemian mean?5

noun

1

a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)

2

a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic

3

a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life

adjective

1

unconventional in especially appearance and behavior“a bohemian life style”

2

of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Bohemian in a sentence

  • Your outfit gives off such a bohemian vibe.menaud
  • My mother was a buzhie, but my father was a Bohemian type.qsanta
  • I really like long songs like Bohemian Rhapsody.kangkong
  • Come with us to the Bohemian forests!unknown
  • Tom lives a bohemian lifestyle in Boston.soliloquist

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bohemian

as a noun

plural
bohemians