Baudelaire, CharlesPronunciation: /ˈbəʊd(ə)lɛː, bodlɛʀ/Definition of Baudelaire, Charles (1821–67), French poet and critic; full name Charles Pierre Baudelaire. He is largely known for Les Fleurs du mal (1857), a series of 101 lyrics that explore his isolation and melancholy and the attraction of evil and the macabre. Derivatives BaudelaireanPronunciation: /ˌbəʊd(ə)ˈlɛːrɪən/ adjective & noun Baudelaire, Charles in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Baudelaire, Charles in the US English dictionary
