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- [tsahyt-gahyst]
- /ˈtsaɪtˌgaɪst/
- /ˈtsaɪt.ɡaɪst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tsahyt-gahyst]
- /ˈtsaɪtˌgaɪst/
Definitions of zeitgeist word
- noun zeitgeist The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time. 2
- noun zeitgeist the spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time. 1
- singular noun zeitgeist The zeitgeist of a particular place during a particular period in history is the attitudes and ideas that are generally common there at that time, especially the attitudes and ideas shown in literature, philosophy, and politics. 1
- noun zeitgeist spirit of the age 1
- noun zeitgeist the spirit, attitude, or general outlook of a specific time or period, esp as it is reflected in literature, philosophy, etc 0
- noun zeitgeist the spirit of the age; trend of thought and feeling in a period 0
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Parts of speech for Zeitgeist
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zeitgeist popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for zeitgeist
noun zeitgeist
- climate — The climate of a place is the general weather conditions that are typical of it.
- outlook — the view or prospect from a particular place.
- spirit — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- trend — the general course or prevailing tendency; drift: trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events.
- ambience — The ambience of a place is the character and atmosphere that it seems to have.
Antonyms for zeitgeist
noun zeitgeist
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
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