mid-century

[mid-sen-cher-ee]

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.

noun

1. the middle decades of a specific century.

Example Sentences

“Great shocks like economic collapse and war fueled mid-century change,” he writes, as did demographic shifts such as the migration of African-Americans from the South to the North.

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The slope of the roof, for instance, reflects the mid-century butterfly roofs scattered throughout the predominantly Chinese neighborhood, while the arc of the terrace references historic courtyard houses and gardens in China.

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Most of the homes were not part of large developments, like later mid-century homes often were.

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Following a dip in the early aughts — it was supplanted in popularity by mid-century modern for quite a while — it has surged for the same reason it came to the fore in the first place: a reaction to our flimsy, generic, mass produced ethos, which has only multiplied as products increasingly come to us with just a touch of our phones.

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That’s why I’d argue that rice casseroles, once the mid-century weeknight staple, are the next dish quietly ready for a second life.

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