Associations to the word «Modernity»

Wiktionary

MODERNITY, noun. The quality of being modern or contemporary.
MODERNITY, noun. Modern times.
MODERNITY, noun. (history) Quality of being of the modern period of contemporary historiography.

Dictionary definition

MODERNITY, noun. The quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.