Modernity has 4 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
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| 1. | Moreover, the sweeping change brought by modernity and globalization led many Muslims to view the West as hostile to the traditions of Islam. | |
| 2. | We must reject any forms of fundamentalism, or racism, or a belief in ethnic superiority that makes our traditional identities irreconcilable with modernity. Instead we need to embrace the tolerance that results from respect of all human beings. | |
| 3. | Although Wright’s designs are up to a century old, they retain an air of modernity. | |
| 4. | The nation state is a product of modernity. | |
| 5. | It has hints of modernity but is well-rooted in tradition. |