eighteenth-century
Enlightenment Age period
Eighteenth-century describes something from or characteristic of the 1700s: eighteenth-century architecture, eighteenth-century ideas about liberty.
The hyphenated form functions as an adjective before a noun.
Without the hyphen, it names the period itself: The eighteenth century saw revolutions in America and France.
Of four kings' era
- colonialOf occupied territories
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- pre-industrialBefore mass manufacturing emerged
Regency · Baroque · Rococo · ancien régime · Jacobite · founding fathers · aristocratic · monarchical
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- reasonBasis or justification
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- VoltaireFrench Enlightenment satirist
- RousseauFrench surname, philosopher or painter
Kant · empiricism · natural philosophy · salons · encyclopedists · Diderot · liberalism · humanism
Rule by hereditary elite
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- servantsHired household workers
- classGrouping by shared traits
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
etiquette · ballrooms · carriages · estates · landed · dowry · courtship · propriety
Ornate artistic period
- RococoLavishly ornamented decorative style
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- BachGerman composer surname
Handel · Haydn · harpsichord · powdered wigs · portraiture · Gainsborough · Reynolds · chinoiserie
Flour-dusted formal hairpieces
- corsetsBoned, laced bodice garments
- breechesTrousers ending below knee
- waistcoatsSleeveless buttoned garments
- panniersPaired cargo baskets
petticoats · stockings · buckled shoes · tricorn · frock coat · lace · cravat · hoopskirts
Mockery exposing vice
- epistolaryPertaining to letter-writing
- novelNew and unusual
- PopeCatholic Church's supreme leader
- SwiftMoving with great speed
Defoe · Richardson · Johnson · Austen · picaresque · pamphlet · periodical · wit
Georgian
Of four kings' era
- colonialOf occupied territories
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
pre-industrial · Regency · Baroque · Rococo · ancien régime · Jacobite · founding fathers · aristocratic · monarchical · imperial
Enlightenment
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- reasonBasis or justification
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- VoltaireFrench Enlightenment satirist
Rousseau · Kant · empiricism · natural philosophy · salons · encyclopedists · Diderot · liberalism · humanism · skepticism
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
manners · etiquette · ballrooms · carriages · estates · landed · dowry · courtship · propriety · scandal
Baroque
Ornate artistic period
- RococoLavishly ornamented decorative style
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
Bach · Handel · Haydn · harpsichord · powdered wigs · portraiture · Gainsborough · Reynolds · chinoiserie · pastoral
powdered wigs
Flour-dusted formal hairpieces
- corsetsBoned, laced bodice garments
- breechesTrousers ending below knee
- waistcoatsSleeveless buttoned garments
panniers · petticoats · stockings · buckled shoes · tricorn · frock coat · lace · cravat · hoopskirts · snuffbox
satire
Mockery exposing vice
- epistolaryPertaining to letter-writing
- novelNew and unusual
- PopeCatholic Church's supreme leader
Swift · Defoe · Richardson · Johnson · Austen · picaresque · pamphlet · periodical · wit · couplet
eighteenth-centurycontemporary
Of the present age
modern-day · present-day · modern · current · medieval
eighteenth-centuryVictorian
Of a prim era
medieval · postmodern · Baroque · modernist · superstitious
eighteenth-centurymodern
Of recent times
contemporary · industrial · post-industrial · high-tech · space-age
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