FIN-DE-SIECLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fin-de-siecle mean? 

• FIN-DE-SIECLE (adjective)
  The adjective FIN-DE-SIECLE has 2 senses:

1. marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay

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

  Familiarity information: FIN-DE-SIECLE used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIN-DE-SIECLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay

Synonyms:

decadent; fin-de-siecle

Context example:

a group of effete self-professed intellectuals

Similar:

immoral (deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong)

Domain usage:

French (the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

fin-de-siecle; fin de siecle

Context example:

fin de siecle art

Similar:

finished (ended or brought to an end)

Domain usage:

French (the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France)