die Bürgerlichkeit
Translation
bourgeois mentality, conventionality, respectability, middle-class values
Examples
Seine Kunst war ein Protest gegen die Bürgerlichkeit.
His art was a protest against bourgeois mentality.
Sie schätzte die Ruhe und Bürgerlichkeit ihres Lebens.
She appreciated the quiet respectability of her life.
Grammar Patterns
the Bürgerlichkeit ((of sth.)) the bourgeois mentality of... Die Bürgerlichkeit der Gesellschaft störte ihn.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Konventionalität (conventionality), Spießigkeit (philistinism); Antonyms: Bohème (bohemianism), Avantgarde
Etymology
Comes from the adjective 'bürgerlich' (bourgeois) plus the suffix '-keit', which creates abstract nouns like '-ness' or '-ity' in English.
Memory Tips
Recognize that the '-keit' suffix makes an adjective into an abstract concept. 'bürgerlich' + '-keit' = the idea of being bourgeois.