Middle-class and Philistine

Middle-class adjective - Occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy.

Philistine and middle-class are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Philistine" instead an adjective phrase "Middle-class".

Philistine adjective - Smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values.

Middle-class and philistine are semantically related. You can use "Middle-class" instead an adjective "Philistine".

Nearby Word: philistinism