mäˈdərnəd.ē, məˈ-, -də̄n-, -dəin-, -nətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Medieval Latin modernitat-, modernitas, from Late Latin modernus modern + -itat-, -itas -ity
: the quality or state of being modern : modernism
this sleepy little city … is waiting for a motor speedway to breathe new life and a spirit of modernity into it — Arnaldo Cortesi