Zeitgeist
/ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of zeitgeist. alt-of
- 2 The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.
"She was anchored to that seat by the accumulated indignities of days gone by and the boundless aspirations of generations yet unborn. She was a victim of both the forces of history and the forces of destiny. She had been tracked down by the Zeitgeist—the spirit of the time."
- 3 the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation wordnet
Example
More examples"English has no word for "Zeitgeist"."
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitgeist (literally “spirit of the age”).