bohemianism
noun
bo·he·mi·an·ism
bō-ˈhē-mē-ə-ˌni-zəm 
often capitalized
: the unconventional way of life of bohemians
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Their devotion to the cause, and their flinty brand of Central European bohemianism, could come off as cultish, in a benign way.
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
One of the first to step onto the red carpet in Alessandro Michele’s Valentino, Colman Domingo brought bohemianism (and the bow blouse) back to the red carpet in the best way.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
My postgraduate studies in low-life bohemianism seemed even shoddier by contrast.
—Lucy Sante, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
Her glamorous new bestie Minna, the girlfriend of her colleague Nick, seems to know much that Lili doesn’t, and charms Lili with her careless bohemianism.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2022
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
One of the first to step onto the red carpet in Alessandro Michele’s Valentino, Colman Domingo brought bohemianism (and the bow blouse) back to the red carpet in the best way.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
My postgraduate studies in low-life bohemianism seemed even shoddier by contrast.
—Lucy Sante, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
Her glamorous new bestie Minna, the girlfriend of her colleague Nick, seems to know much that Lili doesn’t, and charms Lili with her careless bohemianism.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2022
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“Bohemianism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bohemianism. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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