Meanings
nounair du temps (uncountable)
- uncountableCurrent popular opinion or trends of a very large group of people, a city or a country.
What's hip with your kids: Emo is the air du temps in teenage fashion and music.
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With the global financial crisis still hitting hard, the air du temps today is a countrywide depressive mood.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Frenchair du temps
- Englishair du temps
Unadapted borrowing from French air du temps (literally “air of the time”).
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APA
air du temps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20du%20temps
MLA
“air du temps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20du%20temps. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air du temps,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20du%20temps.
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