bohemianism

noun

bo·​he·​mi·​an·​ism bō-ˈhē-mē-ə-ˌni-zəm How to pronounce bohemianism (audio)
often capitalized
: the unconventional way of life of bohemians

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One of the first to step onto the red carpet in Alessandro Michele’s Valentino, Colman Domingo brought bohemianism (and the bow blouse) back to the red carpet in the best way. Booth Moore, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 My postgraduate studies in low-life bohemianism seemed even shoddier by contrast. Lucy Sante, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023 Her glamorous new bestie Minna, the girlfriend of her colleague Nick, seems to know much that Lili doesn’t, and charms Lili with her careless bohemianism. Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2022 Her bohemianism has as its telos: husband and children and keeping house. Saidiya Hartman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for bohemianism 

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bohemianism was in 1854

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“Bohemianism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bohemianism. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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