fin-de-siè|cle

fin-de-siè|cle
fin-de-siè|cle «fan duh SYEH kluh», adjective.
1. of or characteristic of the closing years of the 1800's; characteristically enlightened, sophisticated, overelegant, precious, or decadent: »

a fin-de-siècle boulevardier.

2. resembling or suggesting any one of the qualities or characteristics of this period: »

a fin-de-siècle [attitude] of cultivated fatigue and bored aestheticism (New Yorker).

[< French fin de siècle end of the century]

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  • fin-de-siè — fin de siè·cle; …   English syllables

  • siè|cle — «SYEH kluh», noun. French. century; age; epoch (especially in English contexts in certain phrases, as fin de siècle) …   Useful english dictionary

  • fin-de-siècle — fin de siè·cle …   English syllables

  • Fin de Siècle — Fin de Siè|cle auch: Fin de Sièc|le 〈[fɛ̃ də sjɛ̣kl] n.; ; unz.〉 das Ende des (19.) Jahrhunderts (Bez. für die Verfeinerung, Dekadenz dieser Zeit) [frz., „Ende des Jahrhunderts“] * * * Fin de Si|è|c|le [fɛ̃d si̯ɛkl ], das; [frz. =… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • cle — cle·chée; cle·oid; cle·o·me; cle·o·nus; cle·o·pat·ra; cle·ri·ci; cle·ro·den·dron; cle·ro·den·drum; cle·ro·man·cy; cle·ruch; cle·ru·chy; cle·rus; cle·thra; cle·thra·ce·ae; cle·ve s; col·li·cle; con·cep·ta·cle; con·i·cle; cor·a·cle; cor·ni·cle;… …   English syllables

  • fin de siècle — fin de siè·cle loc.agg.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} relativo alla fine dell Ottocento o che si ispira alla civiltà artistica e culturale di quel periodo: la moda, la pittura fin de siècle {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1893. ETIMO: fr. fin de siècle… …   Dizionario italiano

  • fin-de-siècle — fin de siè·cle (făɴ də sē ĕkʹlə) adj. Of or characteristic of the last part of the 19th century, especially with reference to its artistic climate of effete sophistication.   [French : fin, end + de, of + siècle, century.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Fin de Siècle — Fin de Siè|cle [fɛ̃d sjɛkl] das; <aus fr. fin de siècle »Ende des Jahrhunderts«; <nach dem gleichnamigen Titel eines Lustspiels von Jouvenot u. Micard, 1888> Bez. für die Zeit des ausgehenden 19. Jh.s, die in Gesellschaft, bildender… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • fin de siècle — fin de siè|cle [ˌfæn də ˈsjeklə] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: end of the century ] typical of the end of the 19th century, especially its art, literature, and attitudes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fin de siècle — fin de siè|cle [ ,fæ̃ də sjeklə ] adjective from the last years of the 19th century, or typical of that period s reputation as a time of immoral behavior and doubt …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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