zeitgeist
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Zeitgeist¹
noun Zeitgeists · Zeitgeister
- Alternative letter-case form of zeitgeist
zeitgeist²
- /ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst/ US, UK
- /ˈtsaɪtˌɡaɪst/ literary
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitgeist (literally “spirit of the age”).
noun zeitgeists · zeitgeister · zeitgeisten · Zeitgeist
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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.
Similar: spiritus mundi, temper of the times, tenor of the times, time spirit, time-spirit
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noun the spirit of the age
| Español | ánimo de la época, espíritu de la época |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시대정신 sidaejeongsin |
| 日本語 | 時代精神 jidai seishin |
| 中文 | 時代精神 /时代精神 shídài jīngshén |
| हिन्दी | युगात्मा yugātmā |
| Português | espírito do tempo, zeitgeist |
| Français | esprit du temps, air du temps, zeitgeist |
| Deutsch | Zeitgeist |
| Italiano | spirito del tempo, zeitgeist |
| Ελληνικά | πνεύμα των καιρών pnévma ton kairón, τσάιτγκαϊστ tsáitgkaïst |
| Română | spiritul epocii, spiritul vremii, zeitgeist |
| Русский | дух вре́мени dux vrémeni, цайтга́йст cajtgájst |
| العربية | رُوحُ الْعَصْر rūḥu l-ʕaṣr |
| עברית | צַיִיטְגַיִיסְט tsáitgaist |
Talk about this word "zeitgeist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zeitgeist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. zeitgeist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zeitgeist "zeitgeist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zeitgeist.Cite this
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title = {zeitgeist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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