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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modernism

/mˈɑdɚnˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
mod-ernism
IPA
/mˈɑdɚnˌɪzəm/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.

Uncountable

noun

Anything that is characteristic of modernity.

Countable

noun

Any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A religious movement in the early 20th century, condemned as heretical by Pope Pius X, which tried to reconcile Roman Catholic dogma with modern science and philosophy.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English modern Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English modernism From modern + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

modernisms (plural)

Derived Forms

anamodernism antimodernism comodernism ecomodernism hypermodernism metamodernism modernist neomodernism postmodernism protomodernism remodernism supermodernism

Phrases

high modernism

Synonyms

modernity modernness contemporaneity contemporaneousness

Rhymes With

postmodernism

Questions

How do you pronounce modernism?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɑdɚnˌɪzəm/.
What does modernism mean?
Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.
Where does modernism come from?
Etymology tree English modern Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English modernism From modern + -ism.

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