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modernity

/mɒˈdɜːnəti/mah-DUR-nuh-tee
/mɑˈdɝnəti/mah-DUR-nuh-tee

Meaningthe state or quality of being of the present mode

Common meaning: the quality of being modern

Journey through time

  1. Latinmodernus‘modern’source
  2. Frenchmodernesource
  3. Englishmodern‘of present times’
  4. Englishformed in English from modernmodernity‘the quality of being modern’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being of the present mode. It can be inferred from any of: modern.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from modern + -ity (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • modernus Latin · source word “of the present mode”

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