zeitgeisty

English

Etymology

From zeitgeist +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪtɡaɪsti/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

zeitgeisty (comparative zeitgeistier, superlative zeitgeistiest)

1. (informal) Conforming to the zeitgeist.

   Synonyms: contemporary, trendy, modern, period, up to date

   • 2001, Dr. Peter Knight, Conspiracy Culture: From Kennedy to 'The X-Files‎^[1], Routledge, →ISBN, page 183:

     Behind this zeitgeisty observation, however, lies the more convincing […]

   • 2008, 2009 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market‎^[2] (Language and Arts), F+W Media, →ISBN:

     This is the major problem of the new project that I am working on — it is so zeitgeisty that each day that passes that it is not yet fully written makes it feel more and more dated.

   • 2010, David Browne, Goodbye 20th Century‎^[3], ReadHowYouWant, →ISBN, page 348:

     "Sonic Youth are always zeitgeisty,” says Cafritz, “so it sounded really appealing at that moment.

   • 2010, Gideon Haigh, The Office: A Hardworking History‎^[4], The Miegunyah Press, →ISBN, page viii:

     Social trendspotters nodded as that zeitgeistiest of journalists, The New Yorker's Malcolm Gladwell, called for […]

   • 2011, Kim Newman, Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s‎^[5], Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 173:

     […] near future corporate wars and 'the realist underground' and was eclipsed by the zeitgeistier The Matrix (1999).

   • 2022 August 21, Laurie Clarke, “‘It’s a modern-day Facebook’ – how BeReal became Gen Z’s favourite app”, in The Guardian‎^[6]:

     Whether these apps are tracking a zeitgeisty generational shift, or simply tapping into the self-evident truth that people like to share with friends on the internet, is another question.

   • 2023 June 5, Rebecca Gillam, “18 celebs who swear by weight training, from Adele to Millie Mackintosh & Frankie Bridge”, in Women's Health‎^[7]:

     The rep around weight training has shifted a lot over the last decade: women are no longer afraid to get #bulky, it’s become a much more gender-neutral space, and is now a zeitgeisty key player in the fitness landscape.