fin de siècle
Pertaining to the close of the 19th century, usually suggesting a literary and…Pertaining to the close of the 19th century, usually suggesting a literary and artistic climate of modernism, world-weariness, and self-indulgence.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Pertaining to the close of the 19th century, usually suggesting a literary and artistic climate of modernism, world-weariness, and self-indulgence.
(broadly, not comparable)Pertaining to the close of the 20th (or any other) century.
Origin
Borrowed from French fin-de-siècle (literally “end of the century”).Borrowed from French fin-de-siècle (literally “end of the century”).
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