Bohemian Definition

bō-hēmē-ən

bohemians

noun

A person with artistic or literary interests who disregards conventional standards of behavior.

American Heritage

A person born or living in Bohemia.

Webster's New World

Czech.

Webster's New World

A native or inhabitant of Bohemia.

American Heritage

A Gypsy.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

adjective

Of Bohemia or its people, language, or culture; Czech.

Webster's New World

Like or characteristic of a bohemian.

Webster's New World

Unconventional, especially in habit or dress.

Please tell me you're not one of Toulouse's oh-so-talented, charmingly bohemian, tragically impoverished protégés! -Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge!

Wiktionary

Of, or relating to the untraditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished artists, writers, musicians, and actors in major European cities (by extension, major North American cities as well).

Wiktionary

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Other Word Forms of Bohemian

Noun

Singular:

bohemian

Plural:

bohemians

Origin of Bohemian

In sense of Romani and by association, marginalized artists, from French bohémien (“person from Bohemia, Romani”), from Bohême (“Bohemia”). Regarding the sense evolution, compare gypsy.

From Wiktionary
French bohémien from Bohême Bohemia (from the unconventional lifestyle of the Romani people, erroneously supposed to have come from there)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French bohémien (“person from Bohemia, Romani”), from Bohême (“Bohemia”). Regarding the sense evolution, compare gypsy.

From Wiktionary
Sense 3, translation of French bohémien bohemian

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Bohemia +‎ -ian

From Wiktionary