Etymology
From Latin modernitÄs or modern + -ity.
Noun
modernity (plural modernities)
- The quality of being modern or contemporary; being associated with current times rather than ancient times.
- He was impressed by the architecture's modernity.
- Modern times.
- The organization survived from ancient times to modernity.
- (history) Quality of being of the modern period of contemporary historiography.
Derived terms
- high modernity
- late modernity
- postmodernity
Related terms
- modern
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