Word Study: Fin de Siecle

I was curious about the meaning of this word when I came across it in the reading.

fin de siècle |ˌfan də sēˈəkl(ə)|

adjective

relating to or characteristic of the end of a century, esp. the 19th century : fin-de-siècle art.

• decadent : there was a fin-de-siècle air in the club last night.

noun

the end of a century, esp. the 19th century.

ORIGIN French, ‘end of century.’

In a broader sense the expression fin de siècle is used to characterise anything that has an ominous mixture of opulence and/or decadence, combined with a shared prospect of unavoidable radical change or some approaching "end."