Word: modernity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mo
der
ni
ty
Definition: Quality of being of the modern period of contemporary historiography.
Morphemes:
Affix: modern
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to the modern period (c. 1800to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: modo
Language: la
Decoded: modo
Meaning: just now
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"