modern age
Contemporary historical period
The modern age is the current historical period, typically understood as beginning with industrialization, the Enlightenment, or the 20th century—depending on context.
It emphasizes technological advancement, scientific thinking, and departure from traditional ways: In the modern age, information travels instantly.
The phrase often contrasts present conditions with earlier eras.
- zeitgeistEra's dominant mentality
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- streaming servicesOn-demand video delivery platforms
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- progressMovement toward improvement
avant-garde · advancement · robotics · minimalism · invention · change · digital revolution · shift · novelty · cultural diversity · smart devices · machine learning · big data · quantum computing · climate resilience · biotech · electric vehicles · fast fashion
- time periodsday, year, month, week, hour
- comicscomic books, comic book, comic strip, comic art, comic panel
modern ageantiquity
Great age, ancient era
ancient times · prehistoric age · ancient era · Middle Ages · Stone Age
modern, age, modernity, modernism, modernist, modernize, modernization, modernized, modernizing