mo ‧ der ‧ ni ‧ ty /mɒˈdɜːnəti, mɒˈdɜːnɪti $ məˈdɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ modernity , ↑ modernization , ↑ modernism , modernist, ↑ modernity , ↑ modernizer , ↑ modernization ; adjective : ↑ modern , ↑ modernist , ↑ modernistic ; verb : ↑ modernize ]
formal the quality of being modern:
a conflict between tradition and modernity