modernity (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *modernity*:
NOUN	attribute	modernity, modernness, modernism, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness	the quality of being current or of the present

modernity > pronunciation
Sounds	maader'nahtiy
Rhymes	ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...

English > *modernity*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of being current or of the present.
Example	"a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village"
Synonyms	modernness, modernism, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness
Attributes	modern	belonging to the modern era
Broader	currentness, currency, up-to-dateness	The property of belonging to the present time
Spanish	actualidad, contemporaneidad, modernez, modernidad
Catalan	actualitat, contemporaneïtat, modernitat
Adjectives	modern	belonging to the modern era
	modern	relating to a recently developed fashion or style
	modern	characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
	modern	ahead of the times

HyperDic: modernity