Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modernity

/məˈdɝnɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
mo-der-ni-ty
IPA
/məˈdɝnɪti/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being modern or contemporary.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Modern times.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Quality of being of the modern period of contemporary historiography.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From modern + -ity, a calque of Latin modernitās.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /məˈdɝnɪti/
  • British English: /məˈdɜːnɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

modernities (plural)

Derived Forms

antimodernity hypermodernity nonmodernity petromodernity postmodernity premodernity ultramodernity

Phrases

behavioural modernity high modernity late modernity liquid modernity

Frequently Paired Words

modern

Synonyms

modernness modernism contemporaneity contemporaneousness

Rhymes With

eternity fraternity

Questions

How do you pronounce modernity?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈdɝnɪti/.
What does modernity mean?
The quality of being modern or contemporary.
Where does modernity come from?
From modern + -ity, a calque of Latin modernitās.

How to pronounce modernity

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