dark academia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aesthetic popularized in the 2010s, centered on higher education, writing, the arts, and classic Greek and Gothic architecture, as well as romantic longing and death.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of dark academia.

Pronunciation

En-us-dark academia.oga

Word forms

dark academia

Etymology

Reportedly first emerged as an aesthetic tag on Tumblr in the mid-2010s.

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