fin de siecle

1. 1.

   the end of a century, especially the 19th century

   Broaderend

   French

1. 1.

   relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century)

   “fin de siecle art”

   Synonymsfin-de-siecle

   Similarfinished

   French

Questions about fin de siecle

What does fin de siecle mean?

fin de siecle means "the end of a century, especially the 19th century". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for fin de siecle?

Close synonyms include fin-de-siecle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fin de siecle a common word?

fin de siecle is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.