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
Webster's New World
A native or inhabitant of Bohemia.
American Heritage
A Gypsy.
Webster's New World
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

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

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