belle epoque

belle epoque

noun, often capitalized B&E \ˈbel-ā-ˈpȯk\

Definition of BELLE EPOQUE

: a period of high artistic or cultural development; especially : such a period in fin de siècle France

Variants of BELLE EPOQUE

belle epoque or belle époque \ˈbel-ā-ˈpȯk\

Examples of BELLE EPOQUE

1. <that 19th-century belle epoque when Paris seemed to be the artistic center of the universe>

Origin of BELLE EPOQUE

French, literally, beautiful age

First Known Use: 1954

Related to BELLE EPOQUE

Synonyms: golden age, renaissance

Antonyms: dark age

Related Words: silver age; millennium; bloom, blossom, flower, flush, glory, heyday, prime, salad days; acme, apex, climax, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith

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Rhymes with BELLE EPOQUE

baby talk, chicken hawk, double-talk, happy talk, Kitty Hawk, pillow talk, power walk, sparrow hawk, widow's walk, tomahawk