middle-class

See also: middle class

English

Adjective

middle-class (comparative more middle-class, superlative most middle-class)

1. Occupying a position between the upper class and the working class.
2. Characteristic of the middle class(es); reflective of that class's values and aspirations. Commonly associated with a desire for social respectability and an emphasis on family values and education.

Derived terms

• middle-classness

Related terms

• middle class

Translations

between the upper class and working class

• Finnish: keskiluokkainen (fi)
• German: großbürgerlich (de)
• Irish: meánaicmeach
• Italian: borghese (it)
• Macedonian: среднокла́сен m (srednoklásen)
• Spanish: burgués m, de clase media, clase media, clasemediero m

characteristic of the middle class

• Finnish: keskiluokkainen (fi)
• Irish: meánaicmeach
• Italian: borghese (it)