ˈbɔːʒ.wɑː bu(ɹ)ʒ.ˈwɑː ˈkɔːʃəs kənˈsɝvətɪv kənˈsɜːvətɪv kənˈsɝvətɪv kənˈsɜːvətɪv məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class a bourgeois mentality resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion unimaginatively conventional a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business avoiding excess a conservative estimate having social or political views favoring conservatism a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas