nonmodern
- adjective
- /nɒnˈmɒdərn/
:
no moderno
- The quaint village is filled with nonmodern houses that reflect the architecture of the 18th century.
Examples
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Iran focuses on internal revolution, much as China, during the Cultural Revolution (which delayed and destroyed a generation of Chinese leaders), forced the entire society to focus on traditional (nonmodern) approaches and forms.
Academic text (1991) -
As MacCannell writes, "Interestingly, the best indication of the final victory of modernity over other sociocultural arrangements is not the disappearance of the nonmodern world, but its artificial preservation and reconstruction in modern society." (n28)
Academic text (2008) -
It is connate with the human species and flourishes in nonmodern, non-Western, and nontechnological societies.
Academic text (1995) -
As long as early twentieth-century reform jurists in Germany and the US believed that it was, or at least capitalized on people's suspicion that it might be, the modern/nonmodern binary presents itself as an important and insightful mode of analysis.
Academic text (2016) -
She prefers nonmodern literature, especially works from the Romantic period.
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The museum displayed nonmodern artifacts that showcased the artistry of ancient civilizations.
Synonyms
3
6.2
Not modern and looking old-fashioned
1
8.0
Old-fashioned and not open to change
Having an older style that does not follow current fashion
Not changed to use new methods or machines
Antonyms
How Modern
∞
1.4
219
4.2
994
1.5
149
4.7
34
9.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonmodern begins with non- meaning 'not' and ends with modern, a word that means 'now' or 'recent'. So nonmodern means 'not modern', used for things that belong to an earlier time or style.