mid-century

American  

[mid-sen-cher-ee] / ˌmɪdˈsɛn tʃər i /

adjective

1. taking place in, from, or characteristic of the middle of the 20th century.

2. taking place in, from, or characteristic of the middle of a specific century.

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noun

1. the middle decades of a specific century.

Example Sentences

As for the queen of fashion, however, Miranda Priestly is still going strong in “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” even as her empire starts to go the way of mid-century Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The play has the old-fashioned carpentry of a solid one-act or mid-century short story.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

But the report still included a scenario where the world reaches net zero emissions by mid-century.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Wednesday's news conference was staged at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater, a venue that hosted Frank Sinatra at his crooning peak and Miss Universe pageants during Miami Beach's mid-century boom.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

All through the literature of the mid-century, the high-strung ear may catch the drip-drip of spring water down the rocky walls of the grot.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)