fin de siècle



fin de siècle

typical of or existing at the end of a century, especially the 19th century The fin de siècle despair increased in the last few years of the century. Tanya chose a course in fin de siècle literature.
See also: DE, fin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bell[bel]
Gobinet-Irish
RadosŁAwarah-daw-SWAH-vahPolish
Andrija-Croatian, Serbian
Andrea (2)AN-dree-ə (English), an-DRAY-ə (English), ahn-DRE-ah (German)English, German, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Cr
Damiaan-Dutch