"fin de siècle" meaning in English

See fin de siècle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌfæ̃ də ˈsjɛ.klə/, /ˌfæn də ˈsjɛ.klə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fin de siècle.wav [Southern-England], En-US-fin de siecle.wav [US]
Etymology: Borrowed from French fin-de-siècle (literally “end of the century”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|fin-de-siècle|lit=end of the century}} French fin-de-siècle (literally “end of the century”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-|nolinkhead=1}} fin de siècle (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to the close of the 19th century, usually suggesting a literary and artistic climate of modernism, world-weariness, and self-indulgence. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fin_de_siècle-en-adj-cfO-cGou
  2. (by extension) Pertaining to the close of the 20th (or any other) century. Tags: broadly, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fin_de_siècle-en-adj-pOPhMqO7

Noun

IPA: /ˌfæ̃ də ˈsjɛ.klə/, /ˌfæn də ˈsjɛ.klə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fin de siècle.wav [Southern-England], En-US-fin de siecle.wav [US] Forms: fins de siècle [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French fin-de-siècle (literally “end of the century”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|fin-de-siècle|lit=end of the century}} French fin-de-siècle (literally “end of the century”) Head templates: {{en-noun|fins de siècle|nolinkhead=1}} fin de siècle (plural fins de siècle)
  1. The end of an era. Categories (topical): Time Categories (place): France Synonyms: fin-de-siècle
    Sense id: en-fin_de_siècle-en-noun-4LmT-uaS Disambiguation of Time: 22 16 62 Disambiguation of France: 0 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 23 57

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