silver age

noun

A historical period of great accomplishment in a field or a society; in storytelling archetypes, usually following, and not quite as favorable as, a golden age, and not unfavorable as an iron age.

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Meanings

silver age1

nounsilver age (plural silver ages)

plural silver ages

  1. historicalhuman sciencesA historical period of great accomplishment in a field or a society; in storytelling archetypes, usually following, and not quite as favorable as, a golden age, and not unfavorable as an iron age.

Silver Age2

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of silver age.

Translations

Arabic عَصْر فِضِّيّ
  • عَصْر فِضِّيّ (ʕaṣr fiḍḍiyy)historical period
Esperanto arĝentepoko
  • arĝentepokohistorical period
French âge d'argent
  • âge d'argenthistorical period
Hungarian ezüstkor
  • ezüstkorhistorical period
Italian etá d'argento
  • etá d'argentohistorical period
Polish srebrny wiek
  • srebrny wiekhistorical period
Russian серебряный век
  • серебряный век (serebrjanyj vek)historical period
Cite this entry
APA

silver age. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20age

MLA

“silver age.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20age. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silver age,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20age.

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