Baudelaire

American  

[bohd-l-air, bohd^uh-ler] / ˌboʊd lˈɛər, boʊdəˈlɛr /

noun

1. Charles Pierre 1821–67, French poet and critic.

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Baudelaire British  

/ bodlɛr /

noun

1. Charles Pierre (ʃarl pjɛr). 1821–67, French poet, noted for his macabre imagery; author of Les fleurs du mal (1857)

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Baudelaire

Dandyism, Baudelaire wrote in 1863, was “a setting sun.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

Charles Baudelaire, 19th century poet, was journalistic criticism’s first great practitioner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025

As a teenager, the Chinese artist Tao Siqi was fascinated by the words of Charles Baudelaire, the French poet who was not exactly known for imagery of sweeping landscapes and cities in the rain.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

But I found a different line on a mock street sign on the Rue Charles Baudelaire, in a middle-class neighborhood of the city’s 12th arrondissement: “There, there’s only order, beauty: abundant, calm, voluptuous.”

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023

Violet Baudelaire, the eldest, liked to skip rocks.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

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