fin de siècle

UK: /fɛ̃ də sjɛklə/ US: (fan də sye′kl^ə)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fin de siè•cle  (fan də sye′kl^ə), [French.]

1. the end of the 19th century.
2. Sometimes,fin-de-siècle. of, pertaining to, or characterized by concepts of art, society, etc., associated with the end of the 19th century.

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fin de siècle / fɛ̃ də sjɛklə/ noun

1. the end of the 19th century, when traditional social, moral, and artistic values were in transition

adjective fin-de-siècle

1. of or relating to the close of a century, esp the 19th century
2. decadent, esp in artistic tastes