dark academia
intellectual, moody
the one-line answer
An aesthetic of classic literature, Gothic architecture, and intellectual melancholy.
Dark academia is tweed, libraries, candlelight, Greek philosophy, and a general feeling that you should be writing tragic poetry in a cold dormitory. Heavily influenced by books like The Secret History.
mainstream
Your coworker might use this word.
01 / in the wild
hear it move.
description
his whole apartment is dark academia. leather books, warm lighting, no color.
His apartment has the intellectual Gothic aesthetic of dark academia.