philistine

See also Philistine

English

Adjective

philistine (comparative more philistine, superlative most philistine)

1. Lacking in appreciation for art or culture

Translations

lacking in appreciation for art or culture

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小市民 (cmn) (xiǎoshìmín), 庸俗 (cmn) (yōngsú), 鄙俚 (cmn) (bǐlǐ), 俗人 (cmn) (súrén)

• Czech: barbarský (cs)
• Dutch: barbaars (nl)
• Finnish: moukkamainen (fi)
• French: philistin (fr)
• German: Spießer- (de)
• Greek: άξεστος (el) (áxestos), ακαλλιέργητος (el) (akalliérgitos), αμόρφωτος (el) (amórfotos), βάρβαρος (el) (várvaros), κάφρος (el) (káfros)
• Italian: filisteo (it)

• Japanese: 俗っぽい. (ja) (ぞくっぽい, zokuppoi)
• Norwegian: filistrøs (no)
• Polish: filisterski (pl) m
• Portuguese: filisteu (pt)
• Russian: обывательский (ru) (obyvátel'skij), мещанский (ru) (meščánskij), филистёрский (ru) (filistjórskij)
• Spanish: filisteo (es)
• Swedish: kälkborgerlig (sv), brackig (sv), filisteisk (sv), filiströs (sv) (antiquated)
• Volapük: filistik (vo), (♂♀) filistanik (vo), (♂) hifilistanik (vo), (♀) jifilistanik (vo), (collective ♂♀) filistanefik (vo), (♀) hifilistanefik (vo), (♀) hifilistanefik (vo)

Noun

philistine (plural philistines)

1. Alternative capitalization of Philistine
   • 1988 October 7, Anthony Adler, “Some Men Need Help”:

     […] -as if to say, "Relax, folks, we're all philistines here; we're not gonna throw you anything that's over your head"-- […]

Translations

Philistine — see Philistine

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French

Adjective

philistine f

1. feminine form of philistin