zeitgeist
/ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of zeitgeist.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "[Robert] Heinlein’s gift was to catch the zeitgeist. “That’s what made him so successful, but it makes his work seem dated.”"
- "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."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst/
- British English: /ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst/