modernness

State of being current

Modernness is the quality of being modern—contemporary, current, or characteristic of the present age.

The word exists but rarely appears; modernity handles this meaning in most contexts.

The modernness of the design surprised visitors expecting something traditional.

contemporary

current

Directed flow of charge

latest · state-of-the-art · cutting-edge · advanced · fresh · updated · newfangled · now · today · newness

fashion

vogue

Prevailing popular style

designer · stylish · sartorial · avant-garde · edgy · hipster · streetwear · athleisure · fast-fashion · lookbook

innovation

breakthrough

Sudden important advance

pioneering · advancement · entrepreneurship · startups · research · development · prototype · engineering · ideation · creativity

futuristic

cybernetic

Human-machine hybrid technology

augmented-reality · biotech · automation · driverless · wearable-tech · biometric · algorithmic · blockchain · transhumanism · posthuman

aesthetic

minimalism

Aesthetic of reduction

open-plan · mid-century · Bauhaus · geometric · functional · angular · monochrome · stark · uncluttered · austere

Opposites
temporal position

modernnessantiquity

Great age, ancient era

ancientness · antiquatedness · oldness · archaism · primitiveness

stylistic currency

modernnessold-fashionedness

State of being outdated

outdatedness · datedness · obsoleteness · obsolescence · fustiness

Family

modern, modernize, modernized, ultramodern, modernist, modernity, modernism, modernization, modernizing

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G