Zeitgeist

Quick meaning: Zeitgeist is a noun meaning The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.

Meaning

The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.

Example Sentences

[Robert] Heinlein’s gift was to catch the zeitgeist. “That’s what made him so successful, but it makes his work seem dated.”

After quickly summarizing the zeitgeisten of the Greek, Elizabethan, and early modern periods and their effects on the theatre, Rice turns to the contemporary world.

The vote also stoked fears that Swiss citizens were reflecting the zeitgeist across Europe, where right-wing populists increasingly are seizing the spotlight with an anti-immigration political agenda.

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.

Word Forms

• zeitgeists
• zeitgeister
• zeitgeisten

Synonyms for zeitgeist

Depending on context, synonyms include time spirit.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include geist, spirit, esprit, spright, tone, atmosphere.

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