modernity
gb/mɑdˈɚnəti/ us/mɑdˈɚnəti/
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Inglês
Acepções
0 acepção
Substantivo
formal
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property
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quality of being modern
how modern or up-to-date something seems
Padrão de uso:
the modernity of [something]; a sense/air of modernity
Erro comum:
Modernity is a noun; use modern as the adjective: a modern building, not a modernity building.
Sinônimos
modernness (direct but much less common)
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up-to-dateness (emphasizes being current or not old-fashioned)
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contemporaneity (more formal and focused on belonging to the present time)
Antônimos
old-fashionedness (the quality of seeming out of date)
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antiquatedness (the quality of being very old or obsolete)
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traditionalism (emphasis on preserving older styles, ideas, or customs)
Colocações
striking modernity
|sleek modernity
|architectural modernity
|sense of modernity
|air of modernity
|add modernity
|suggest modernity
|blend history and modernity
|symbol of modernity
|modernity of design
Temas
style
|design
|culture
|technology
Exemplos
- The clean lines of the building give it a quiet modernity.
- The new lighting adds modernity without destroying the room's historic character.
- Critics admired the modernity of her approach to portrait photography.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The hotel has a feeling of modernity.
- Glass walls give the house modernity.
Substantivo
formal
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abstract
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modern life and ideas
modern life and modern ideas, especially as they replace older customs
Padrão de uso:
[place/society] embraces/resists modernity; tradition and modernity
Erro comum:
In this broad sense it is usually uncountable: say modernity, not a modernity, unless discussing particular forms of modernity in academic writing.
Sinônimos
modern life (simpler and less formal)
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modern ways (more everyday and practical)
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progress (often suggests a positive movement toward improvement)
Antônimos
tradition (older customs, beliefs, or practices)
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traditional ways (established habits rather than modern practices)
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premodern life (ways of life before modern social and technological change)
Colocações
embrace modernity
|resist modernity
|move toward modernity
|transition to modernity
|promise of modernity
|symbols of modernity
|conveniences of modernity
|tradition and modernity
|modernity and tradition
|tensions of modernity
Temas
society
|culture
|technology
|politics
|change
Exemplos
- The film shows a family caught between tradition and modernity.
- Many rural communities adopted the conveniences of modernity while preserving local customs.
- For some leaders, railways and public schools became symbols of modernity.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The town is trying to balance tradition and modernity.
- Mobile phones brought modernity to many remote villages.
Substantivo
technical
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abstract
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modern historical social condition
in academic writing, the period and social system of modern society
Padrão de uso:
[aspect/experience/project] of modernity; modernity and [something]
Erro comum:
Do not confuse modernity with modernism; modernism is usually an artistic or literary movement, while modernity is a social or historical condition.
Sinônimos
modern era (less theoretical and more chronological)
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modern age (broader and easier to understand)
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modern condition (emphasizes the lived social experience of modern society)
Antônimos
premodernity (the social condition before modernity)
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pre-modern society (society before modern industrial and political structures)
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traditional society (society organized mainly around inherited customs and institutions)
Colocações
Western modernity
|industrial modernity
|capitalist modernity
|early modernity
|late modernity
|experience of modernity
|project of modernity
|critique of modernity
|conditions of modernity
|modernity and modernism
Temas
history
|sociology
|philosophy
|society
|culture
Exemplos
- Scholars often describe modernity as a break with feudal and religious forms of authority.
- The course examines how colonialism shaped different experiences of modernity.
- Urban sociology has long studied the relationship between modernity and city life.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The class is about modernity and modern society.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
modernity
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Sílabas e tonicidade
mod - ern - ity (3 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ern)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: modernity
- Plural: modernity
Expressões
between tradition and modernity
1/bɪtwˈin tɹədˈɪʃən ˈænd mɑdˈɚnəti/
fixed phrase
formal
balance of old and new
between old customs and modern life
Exemplos
- The novel follows a young woman caught between tradition and modernity.
- Many families feel caught between tradition and modernity during the festival season.
- The museum presents the city as a place between tradition and modernity.
crisis of modernity
1/kɹˈaɪsəs əv mɑdˈɚnəti/
fixed phrase
technical
breakdown of modern values
an academic phrase for the idea that modern society's main beliefs or systems are failing
Exemplos
- The writer saw fascism as part of a wider crisis of modernity.
- The exhibition presents modernist art as a response to the crisis of modernity.
- Debates about climate change are sometimes framed as a crisis of modernity and its idea of endless progress.
high modernity
1/hˈaɪ mɑdˈɚnəti/
fixed phrase
technical
confident rational modern planning
an academic term for a very confident form of modern thinking based on science, planning, and progress
Exemplos
- The dam project reflected the optimism of high modernity and its faith in technical expertise.
- Critics of high modernity argue that large plans often ignored local knowledge.
- The city was rebuilt according to the ideals of high modernity.
late modernity
1/lˈeɪt mɑdˈɚnəti/
fixed phrase
technical
recent phase of modern society
an academic term for the current or recent stage of modern society
Exemplos
- The book argues that personal identity has become more flexible in late modernity.
- In late modernity, people often face more choice but also more insecurity.
- Her research examines family life under the conditions of late modernity.
liquid modernity
1/lˈɪkwɪd mɑdˈɚnəti/
fixed phrase
technical
fluid unstable modern society
an academic idea that modern life has become unstable and constantly changing
Exemplos
- Bauman used the phrase liquid modernity to describe a world of unstable work and fragile social bonds.
- In liquid modernity, people are expected to adapt constantly to changing circumstances.
- The essay applies the concept of liquid modernity to online dating.
the project of modernity
1/ðə pɹˈɑd͡ʒɛkt əv mɑdˈɚnəti/
fixed phrase
technical
Enlightenment aim of progress
an academic phrase for the broad modern goal of building society around reason and progress
Exemplos
- Some philosophers argue that the project of modernity remains unfinished.
- The article criticizes the project of modernity for treating nature as something to be controlled.
- For its supporters, the project of modernity promised freedom through reason and science.
the trappings of modernity
1/ðə tɹˈæpɪŋz əv mɑdˈɚnəti/
idiom
formal
visible signs of modern life
things that make a place or life look modern, such as cars, phones, or tall buildings
Exemplos
- The resort has all the trappings of modernity: fast Wi-Fi, glass towers, and luxury shops.
- Beyond the trappings of modernity, the town still follows a traditional rhythm.
- The village lacked many of the trappings of modernity, but almost everyone had a smartphone.