modernity

BrE /ˈmɒdənəti/ AmE /ˈmɑːdənəti/

noun en → es

1 CONCEPT OF MODERN TIMES B2

the quality or state of being modern; the present time viewed as a period in history

modernidad, actualidad

  • a sense of modernity

Collocations sense of modernity · spirit of modernity

  • The city has a strong sense of modernity.

    La ciudad tiene una fuerte sensación de modernidad.

2 CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN TIMES B2

the characteristics or features that are typical of the present time; modern ideas, attitudes, and ways of doing things

modernidad, características contemporáneas

  • features of modernity

Collocations features of modernity · aspects of modernity

  • The exhibition explores the features of modernity in art.

    La exposición explora las características de la modernidad en el arte.