midcentury

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mid- +‎ century.

Adjective

midcentury (not comparable)

  1. Occurring around the middle of the century.
    midcentury modern
    This midcentury masterpiece was overlooked at the time it was created.
    • 2015 November 24, Troy Patterson, “The Winter Hat Trick”, in The New York Times Magazine[1], archived from the original on 26 February 2019:
      Get a whiff of the models that served our grandfathers well: They now combine the must of a midcentury hatbox with the musk of 21st-­century body spray.