modernity
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /mɑˈdɜrnəti/ · UK /mɒˈdɜːnəti/
modernity means: The quality of belonging to the present time or having a new style.
noun
The quality of belonging to the present time or having a new style.
- The building has a feeling of modernity.
- Her designs combine tradition with modernity.
- The clean lines give the room an air of modernity.
The period of history near the present, with its ways of living and thinking.
- The book describes everyday life in modernity.
- Industrial growth brought the country into modernity.
- She studies the transition from medieval society to modernity.
The quality of belonging to the period historians call the modern age.
- Historians disagree about the modernity of these institutions.
- The study questions the modernity of early trading networks.
- These reforms are often cited as evidence of the kingdom’s modernity.
Questions about modernity
What does modernity mean?
The quality of belonging to the present time or having a new style.
What is modernity in other languages?
Türkçe: modernlik · Español: modernidad · Français: modernité · Deutsch: Modernität · Italiano: modernità · 日本語: 現代性
How do you pronounce modernity?
In American English /mɑˈdɜrnəti/; in British English /mɒˈdɜːnəti/.
How do you use modernity in a sentence?
The building has a feeling of modernity. Her designs combine tradition with modernity.
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