18th-century
Enlightenment-era, powdered wigs
Relating to or characteristic of the years 1701–1800: 18th-century literature, an 18th-century farmhouse.
The hyphenated form serves as an adjective before nouns.
Without the hyphen, *18th century* functions as a noun phrase: The 18th century saw the American and French revolutions.
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- colonialOf occupied territories
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
Rococo · ancien régime · pre-industrial · Napoleonic · Jacobin · absolutism · mercantilism · aristocracy
French Enlightenment satirist
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- BachGerman composer surname
- HandelBaroque composer of oratorios
- RousseauFrench surname, philosopher or painter
Goethe · Austen · neoclassical · Enlightenment · powdered wigs · minuet · harpsichord · opera
Lavishly ornamented decorative style
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- ornateElaborately decorated
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
symmetry · pastoral · elegance · refinement · frock coat · cravat · corset · panniers
Domination through foreign settlement
- slaveryOwnership of people
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- independenceFreedom from external control
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
republic · democracy · tyranny · liberty · constitution · parliament · Congress · taxation
Famous scientific surname
- LinnaeusFather of modern taxonomy
- LavoisierModern chemistry's founder
- FranklinSurname or locality
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
electricity · taxonomy · botany · chemistry · astronomy · natural philosophy · classification · specimen
Enlightenment
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- colonialOf occupied territories
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
Baroque · Rococo · ancien régime · pre-industrial · Napoleonic · Jacobin · absolutism · mercantilism · aristocracy · monarchy
Voltaire
French Enlightenment satirist
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- BachGerman composer surname
- HandelBaroque composer of oratorios
Rousseau · Goethe · Austen · neoclassical · Enlightenment · powdered wigs · minuet · harpsichord · opera · satire
Rococo
Lavishly ornamented decorative style
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- ornateElaborately decorated
gilded · symmetry · pastoral · elegance · refinement · frock coat · cravat · corset · panniers · brocade
colonialism
Domination through foreign settlement
- slaveryOwnership of people
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- independenceFreedom from external control
monarchy · republic · democracy · tyranny · liberty · constitution · parliament · Congress · taxation · representation
Newton
Famous scientific surname
steam engine · electricity · taxonomy · botany · chemistry · astronomy · natural philosophy · classification · specimen · expedition
18th-century21st-century
Present hundred-year span
modern · contemporary · present-day · 20th-century · futuristic
18th-centuryVictorian
Of a prim era
19th-century · medieval · Baroque · Renaissance · postmodern