Beatnik vs. Bohemian

Beatniknoun

A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and therewith is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior

Beatniknoun

A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.

Beatniknoun

a member of the Beat Generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior.

Beatniknoun

a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

Beatnik

Beatnik was a media stereotype prevalent throughout the late 1940s, 1950s to mid-1960s that displayed the more superficial aspects of the Beat Generation literary movement of the late 1940s and early to mid 1950s. Elements of the beatnik trope included pseudo-intellectualism, drug use, and a cartoonish depiction of real-life people along with the spiritual quest of Jack Kerouac's autobiographical fiction.

Bohemiannoun

An unconventional or nonconformist artist or writer.

Bohemianadjective

Unconventional, especially in habit or dress.

Bohemianadjective

Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2.

Bohemianadjective

Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or "Bohemian" (see Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and easy.

Bohemiannoun

A native of Bohemia.

Bohemiannoun

The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family.

Bohemiannoun

A restless vagabond; - originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals.

Bohemiannoun

a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents

Bohemiannoun

a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic

Bohemiannoun

a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life

Bohemianadjective

of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people

Bohemianadjective

unconventional in especially appearance and behavior;

Bohemiannoun

a native or inhabitant of Bohemia (now the western part of the Czech Republic).

Bohemianadjective

relating to Bohemia or its people