ZEITGEIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Zeitgeist mean? 

• ZEITGEIST (noun)
  The noun ZEITGEIST has 1 sense:

1. the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation

  Familiarity information: ZEITGEIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ZEITGEIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Zeitgeist" is a kind of...):

feel; feeling; flavor; flavour; look; smell; spirit; tone (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people)

 Context examples 

Modern society, with its control of light, omnipresent technology and countless competing interests for time, along with the zeitgeist de-emphasizing sleep's importance, has resulted in the widespread deprioritization of sleep.

(Chronic Sleep Deprivation Suppresses Immune System, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)