modernity
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- noun
- /mɒˈdɜrnɪti/
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modernidad
- Largely as a result of these characteristics, modernity is vastly more dynamic than any previous type of social order.
- conditions of modernity
- feature of modernity
- signs of modernity
But how does this engage with modernity at all?
- But how does this engage with modernity at all?
- That to me is like a fantasy that modernity has tricked us with.
- Or is this part of the, the tussle between tradition and modernity?
- So it's just a, it's just a great way to build back in what modernity took away.
- So, you know, you asked the question through the lens of modernity.
- Why has Iran, why has Hamas rejected modernity?
- And so you see a backlash against modernity.
- This is a problem of modernity, not of the period we're dealing with.
- I think modernity is making it so much more difficult for us to sleep.
- So we are having more viruses jump from animals to humans for lots of different reasons related to modernity.
- But there is some contention about the way that we sleep in modernity that we may not be sleeping in the way that we were designed to sleep.
- That becomes a, a, a particularly acute problem in modernity, isn't it?
- So let's talk about early modernity start.
- How this vision unquiled surreptitiously, it draws together modernity and religion.
Examples
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Porgy's destination was New York, the hub of modernity, the great equivocal Wonderland.
Fiction book (1999) -
We are where modernity actually starts.
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I think modernity is making it so much more difficult for us to sleep.
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The taste of modernity was new and it was just the beginning.
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At the same time, however, some features of modernity place food in a particularly meaningful position.
Academic text (1999) -
This is a nation where tradition and modernity are in violent collision.
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At its simplest, modernity is a shorthand term for modern society or industrial civilization.
Academic text (2011) -
His dissertation research focuses on modernity and sexuality in commercial literature from Spain between 1900 and 1936.
Academic text (2011) -
The exhibition showcases the impact of modernity on art and culture over the last century.
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In today’s world, modernity often means embracing technology and innovation in every aspect of life.
Synonyms
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A quality of being new and up-to-date in style and ideas
The quality of belonging to the present time or current style
How current and relevant something is now
Being up to date with present events and information
A state of being very new and advanced in style, ideas, or technology
Compounds
How Modern
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Modernity comes from modern, which comes from the Latin root modo meaning 'just now' or 'recent'. So, modernity is the idea of being 'of the present time', being new and up-to-date.