fin de siècle
See also: fin-de-siecle
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French fin de siècle (literally “end of the century”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfæ̃ də ˈsjɛ.klə/, /ˌfæn də ˈsjɛ.klə/
Adjective
fin de siècle (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the close of the 19th century, usually suggesting a literary and artistic climate of modernism, world-weariness, and self-indulgence.
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