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 (zh) (xiǎoshìmín), 庸俗 (zh) (yōngsú), 鄙俚 (zh) (bǐlǐ), 俗人 (zh) (súrén) Czech: barbarský (cs) Dutch: barbaars (nl) Finnish: moukkamainen (fi) French: philistin (fr) German: Spießer- (de)

Greek: άξεστος (el), ακαλλιέργητος (el), αμόρφωτος (el), βάρβαρος (el), κάφρος (el) Italian: filisteo (it) Japanese: 俗っぽい. (ja) (ぞくっぽい, zokuppoi) Polish: filisterski (pl) m. Russian: обывательский (ru) (obyvátel'skij), мещанский (ru) (meščánskij), филистёрский (ru) (filistjórskij) Spanish: filisteo (es)

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