Modernity - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |məˈdɜːrnətɪ|  American pronunciation of the word modernity
Brit.  |məˈdɜːnɪtɪ|  British pronunciation of the word modernity

noun

- the quality of being current or of the present (syn: contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, modernism)
a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village

Extra examples

Water pollution is a growing problem in the modern world.

He's known as the father of modern medicine.

The English that was spoken by William Shakespeare is very different from the modern English spoken today.

She is learning Modern Greek.

They live in one of the most modern cities in the world.

Modern methods of communication including e-mail and the Internet

She cut her long hair for a modern look.

He made his old-fashioned apartment look more modern by changing the color of the walls and buying new furniture.

Their latest movie is a modern version of a classic children's story.

She has modern ideas about dating and marriage.

...the leaders of the American suffragists were originally regarded by many people as uppity moderns who should have stayed in their place...

His films attempt to bridge the gap between tradition and modernity.

Word forms

noun
singular: modernity
plural: modernities
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