modernity

[mo-dur-ni-tee, moh-]

noun

plural

modernities 

1. the quality of being modern.

2. something modern.

Other Word Forms

• hypermodernity noun
• unmodernity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of modernity¹

First recorded in 1620–30; modern + -ity

Example Sentences

Men’s ability to adapt to modernity is being stymied by propagandists and grifters, who persuade men to adopt anti-social behavior, because doing so is incredibly profitable.

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Famed for its farming, cheeses and wine, this hilly, rural countryside feels cut off from modernity: an agrarian past perfectly preserved in an uncertain present.

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“Most of the album is sort of about me being a bit of a Diogenes about the ills of modernity while still celebrating them.”

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It’s about railroads and bridges carved into untamed expanses of the Pacific Northwest, as well as the sacrifices and growing pains necessary to move the country toward modernity.

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As its origin suggests, it is primarily a reaction against modernity.

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