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Modernity

/məˈdɜːnɪti/ · noun

Meaning

The quality of being modern or contemporary..

Definitions by Sense

  1. The quality of being modern or contemporary.
  2. Modern times.
  3. (history) Quality of being of the modern period of contemporary historiography.

Example Sentences

He was impressed by the architecture's modernity.
While the rolling-stock lacks modernity, the line equipment, with its single catenary suspension, has a surprisingly up-to-date appearance.
There were also particles no one had predicted that just appeared. Five of them […, i]n order of increasing modernity, […] are the neutrino, the pi meson, the antiproton, the quark and the Higgs boson.
The organization survived from ancient times to modernity.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does modernity mean?

Modernity means The quality of being modern or contemporary..

What is a synonym for modernity?

Common synonyms include modernness, modernism, contemporaneousness, contemporaneity.

What is the opposite of modernity?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use modernity in a sentence?

He was impressed by the architecture's modernity.

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