modernity
/məˈdɜːnəti/ (bre, ipa) · /məˈdɜːrnəti/ (ame, ipa) · /mə-ˈdər-nə-tē mä-, -ˈder-/ (ame, mw)
modernity — noun
1. the quality of showing present-day style, ideas, or technology instead of older
the quality of showing present-day style, ideas, or technology instead of older ways
Visitors noticed the station's modernity in its bright screens and open layout.
the modernity of a place shown through visible design features
Élise admired the modernity of the clinic's touch-screen check-in desk.
the modernity of + noun pattern
Many students liked the apartment's modernity, but missed its cosy corners.
The mayor linked the bridge's modernity to new lighting and safety sensors.
For Jin, the phone's modernity mattered less than its battery life.
- modernness
a more literal but less common way to name the same general quality
- up-to-dateness
stresses being current and not old-fashioned, especially in features or information
- contemporaneity
more academic; focuses on belonging to the same time period rather than style
- traditionalism
emphasises keeping older ideas, values, or methods instead of newer ones
- datedness
focuses on seeming old or no longer current
文法句型
the modernity of + noun
noun + modernity
用法筆記
Often appears in phrases like 'the modernity of the design' or 'the building's modernity'. It usually comments on style, technology, or social attitudes rather than naming one new object by itself.