n.
Pronunciation: m ō - ' da-l ə -t ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Date: 1545
1 a : the quality or state of being modal b : a modal quality or attribute : FORM
2 : the classification of logical propositions according to their asserting or denying the possibility, impossibility, contingency, or necessity of their content
3 : one of the main avenues of sensation (as vision)
4 : a usually physical therapeutic agency