fin de siècle

adjective

fin de siè·​cle ˌfan-də-sē-ˈe-kᵊl  faⁿ-də-ˈsyeklᵊ 

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the close of the 19th century and especially its literary and artistic climate of sophistication, world-weariness, and fashionable despair

2

: of or relating to the end of a century

fin de siècle noun

Word History

Etymology

French, end of the century

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1