Modernity
noun
The condition or quality of being current or up-to-date with trends or the modern world.
The city is a mix of tradition and modernity.
Often appears as...
- symbols of modernity
- blend of modernity
noun
The cultural, economic or social era related to the late 19th and 20th centuries, often associated with industrialization and democracy.
The rise of modernity came with the industrial revolution.
Often appears as...
- rise of modernity
- age of modernity
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Academic
noun
The condition or quality of being current or up-to-date with trends or the modern world.
The city is a mix of tradition and modernity.
Often appears as...
- symbols of modernity
- blend of modernity
noun
The cultural, economic or social era related to the late 19th and 20th centuries, often associated with industrialization and democracy.
The rise of modernity came with the industrial revolution.
Often appears as...
- rise of modernity
- age of modernity
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Trend Association
Modernity often links to fashion, technology, and ideas that are popular now.
Her modernity in style left everyone impressed.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Historical
Modernity refers to the present or recent times, not ancient or historical periods.
Modern architecture brings a sense of modernity to the cityscape.
Pro Tip 3/3Contrast Usage
Use 'modernity' to contrast the present with the past, emphasizing change and newness.
In this village, modernity interweaves with old customs.
Pro Tip 1/3Trend Association
Modernity often links to fashion, technology, and ideas that are popular now.
Her modernity in style left everyone impressed.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Historical
Modernity refers to the present or recent times, not ancient or historical periods.
Modern architecture brings a sense of modernity to the cityscape.
Pro Tip 3/3Contrast Usage
Use 'modernity' to contrast the present with the past, emphasizing change and newness.
In this village, modernity interweaves with old customs.
Pro Tip 1/3Trend Association
Modernity often links to fashion, technology, and ideas that are popular now.
Her modernity in style left everyone impressed.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Historical
Modernity refers to the present or recent times, not ancient or historical periods.
Modern architecture brings a sense of modernity to the cityscape.
Pro Tip 3/3Contrast Usage
Use 'modernity' to contrast the present with the past, emphasizing change and newness.
In this village, modernity interweaves with old customs.
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Everything you need to...
The Romantics used these mythical references to signal the purity of the Ancient World in contrast to modernity. They typically regarded science with suspicion, and "Frankenstein" is one of the first cautionary tales about artificial intelligence. For Shelley, the terror was not supernatural,
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Steven Pinker and...
such as the father of modernity, Erasmus. The advantages derived from peace diffuse themselves far and wide, and reach great numbers, while in war, if anything turns out happily, the advantage redounds only to a few, and those unworthy of reaping it.
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See How Life Has Changed...
not going our claim to modernity Lebanon is an example of a country that had difficult times but has managed to have a society which is inclusive and very open it and free and that's rather unique in the world let alone unique in the Middle
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An eco-modernist...
that means we're firm believers in modernity and technological progress sure it's fun to fantasize about simpler lives but not for the billions of people around the world in dire poverty whose lives of hardship are not a choice they
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Kavita Ramdas: Radical...
They're saving us by redefining and re-imagining a future that defies and blurs accepted polarities, polarities we've taken for granted for a long time, like the ones between modernity and tradition, First World and Third World,
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How your emotions change...
Adorned with thorns and emitting ethereal light, it became an insignia of monastic love. This association between the heart and love has withstood modernity. When Barney Clark, a retired dentist with end-stage heart failure,
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Understanding the rise...
that as countries modernize, they also westernize. This is an illusion. It's an assumption that modernity is a product simply of competition, markets and technology. It is not. It is also shaped equally
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Why glass towers are bad...
The good news is that architects and developers have begun to rediscover the joys of texture without backing away from modernity. Some find innovative uses for old materials like brick and terra-cotta.
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Louise Fresco on feeding...
find bread much more handy to use than rice or cassava. So bread has become from a main staple, a source of calories associated with obesity and also a source of modernity, of modern life.
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How much sleep do you...
that is associated with a higher risk of death, rather than the long sleep itself. But if we take a step back and think about society overall, I think modernity is constantly pushing us
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Everything you need to...
The Romantics used these mythical references to signal the purity of the Ancient World in contrast to modernity. They typically regarded science with suspicion, and "Frankenstein" is one of the first cautionary tales about artificial intelligence. For Shelley, the terror was not supernatural,
Video examples
Steven Pinker and...
such as the father of modernity, Erasmus. The advantages derived from peace diffuse themselves far and wide, and reach great numbers, while in war, if anything turns out happily, the advantage redounds only to a few, and those unworthy of reaping it.
Video examples
See How Life Has Changed...
not going our claim to modernity Lebanon is an example of a country that had difficult times but has managed to have a society which is inclusive and very open it and free and that's rather unique in the world let alone unique in the Middle
Video examples
An eco-modernist...
that means we're firm believers in modernity and technological progress sure it's fun to fantasize about simpler lives but not for the billions of people around the world in dire poverty whose lives of hardship are not a choice they
Video examples
Kavita Ramdas: Radical...
They're saving us by redefining and re-imagining a future that defies and blurs accepted polarities, polarities we've taken for granted for a long time, like the ones between modernity and tradition, First World and Third World,
Video examples
How your emotions change...
Adorned with thorns and emitting ethereal light, it became an insignia of monastic love. This association between the heart and love has withstood modernity. When Barney Clark, a retired dentist with end-stage heart failure,
Video examples
Understanding the rise...
that as countries modernize, they also westernize. This is an illusion. It's an assumption that modernity is a product simply of competition, markets and technology. It is not. It is also shaped equally
Video examples
Why glass towers are bad...
The good news is that architects and developers have begun to rediscover the joys of texture without backing away from modernity. Some find innovative uses for old materials like brick and terra-cotta.
Video examples
Louise Fresco on feeding...
find bread much more handy to use than rice or cassava. So bread has become from a main staple, a source of calories associated with obesity and also a source of modernity, of modern life.
Video examples
How much sleep do you...
that is associated with a higher risk of death, rather than the long sleep itself. But if we take a step back and think about society overall, I think modernity is constantly pushing us
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Gary Bauer
American Public Servant
As a conservative, I maintain a healthy skepticism of the theory of man-made global warming. I also believe that more people enjoying the fruits of modernity and economic development is a good thing - as long as those people arrived legally and obey the law.
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Emir Kusturica
Serbian Director
My purpose is to make a movie to make you warm. To give you some heat. Now, this rational world has become a place where only what is cool is good. Do you cut the movie on the basis of the beat of modernity or the basis of the beat of your own heart?
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Octavio Paz
Mexican Poet
The characteristic feature of modernity is criticism: what is new is set over and against what is old, and it is this constant contrast that constitutes the continuity of tradition.
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Paul de Man
Belgian Critic
The critical method which denies literary modernity would appear - and even, in certain respects, would be - the most modern of critical movements.
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Jill Lepore
American Historian
Taxes are what we pay for civilized society, for modernity, and for prosperity. The wealthy pay more because they have benefitted more.
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I. M. Pei
American Architect
Contemporary architects tend to impose modernity on something. There is a certain concern for history, but it's not very deep.
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Jose Andres
Spanish Chef
The modernity of yesterday is the tradition of today, and the modernity of today will be tradition tomorrow.
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Joshua Oppenheimer
British Director
Cinema is, of course, the great storytelling medium of modernity.
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Queen Rania of Jordan
Jordanian Royalty
Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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Emmanuel Macron
French Politician
Modernity is disruptive, and I endorse that.
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Gary Bauer
American Public Servant
As a conservative, I maintain a healthy skepticism of the theory of man-made global warming. I also believe that more people enjoying the fruits of modernity and economic development is a good thing - as long as those people arrived legally and obey the law.
Quote examples
Emir Kusturica
Serbian Director
My purpose is to make a movie to make you warm. To give you some heat. Now, this rational world has become a place where only what is cool is good. Do you cut the movie on the basis of the beat of modernity or the basis of the beat of your own heart?
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Octavio Paz
Mexican Poet
The characteristic feature of modernity is criticism: what is new is set over and against what is old, and it is this constant contrast that constitutes the continuity of tradition.
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Paul de Man
Belgian Critic
The critical method which denies literary modernity would appear - and even, in certain respects, would be - the most modern of critical movements.
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Jill Lepore
American Historian
Taxes are what we pay for civilized society, for modernity, and for prosperity. The wealthy pay more because they have benefitted more.
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I. M. Pei
American Architect
Contemporary architects tend to impose modernity on something. There is a certain concern for history, but it's not very deep.
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Jose Andres
Spanish Chef
The modernity of yesterday is the tradition of today, and the modernity of today will be tradition tomorrow.
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Joshua Oppenheimer
British Director
Cinema is, of course, the great storytelling medium of modernity.
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Queen Rania of Jordan
Jordanian Royalty
Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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Emmanuel Macron
French Politician
Modernity is disruptive, and I endorse that.
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