Modernity

//məˈdɜːnɪti// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being modern or contemporary. countable, uncountable

    "He was impressed by the architecture's modernity."

  2. 2
    the quality of being current or of the present wordnet
  3. 3
    Modern times. countable, uncountable

    "The organization survived from ancient times to modernity."

  4. 4
    Quality of being of the modern period of contemporary historiography. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
modernnesscontemporaneitycontemporaneousnessmodern historymodern periodmodernism

Example

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"Moreover, the sweeping change brought by modernity and globalization led many Muslims to view the West as hostile to the traditions of Islam."

Etymology

From modern + -ity, a calque of Latin modernitās.

Related phrases

behavioural modernityhigh modernitylate modernitymodern period

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