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Bohemianism

British  
/ bəʊˈhiːmɪəˌnɪzəm /

noun

  1. unconventional behaviour or appearance, esp of an artist

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But being nearly a decade older than the young poet, Ferlinghetti identified more with earlier Bohemianism.

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2017

She detested "Bohemianism, quaintness, affectation, whimsy, and�above all�effeteness."

From Time Magazine Archive

He has a horror of Bohemianism, would rather stain his Bond Street suits with paint than cover them up with a smock.

From Time Magazine Archive

After a spell of youthful Bohemianism, Stevenson dropped anchor in his own fair harbor�the world of Treasure Island, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The New Arabian Nights.

From Time Magazine Archive

At most studio teas, people smoke, and loll about, but there was no hint of Bohemianism, in that sense of the word, at Jane's parties.

From Cinderella Jane by Cooke, Marjorie Benton