fin de siecle

English - English

Definition of fin de siecle in English English dictionary

relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century); "fin de siecle art

Related Terms

fin de siècle

Pertaining to the close of the 19th century, usually ascribed to the literary and artistic climate of modernism, world-weariness, and self-indulgence

fin-de-siecle

Alternative spelling of fin-de-siècle

Hyphenation

Fin de siecle

Turkish pronunciation

fîn dı sikıl

Pronunciation

/ˈfən də ˈsēkəl/ /ˈfɪn də ˈsiːkəl/

Etymology

() fin de siècle (French): “end of the century”