ALL meanings of silver age
sil·ver age
S s - noun silver age Classical Mythology. the second of the four ages of humankind, inferior to the golden age but superior to the bronze age that followed: characterized by an increase of impiety and of human weakness. 1
- noun silver age (usually initial capital letters) a period in Latin literature, a.d. c14–138, following the Augustan Age: the second phase of classical Latin. Compare golden age (def 3). 1
- noun silver age (in Greek and Roman mythology) the second of the world's major epochs, inferior to the preceding golden age and characterized by opulence and irreligion 0
- noun silver age the postclassical period of Latin literature, occupying the early part of the Roman imperial era, characterized by an overindulgence in elegance for its own sake and empty scholarly rhetoric 0
- noun silver age the second age of the world, inferior to the earlier Golden Age 0
- noun silver age any period of progress, prosperity, etc. of a lesser degree than that of a corresponding golden age 0