anti-modern
|an-ti-mod-ern|
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/ˌæn.tiˈmɑ.dɚn/
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/ˌæn.tiˈmɒd.ən/
against the modern/new
Etymology
'anti-modern' is formed from the Greek prefix 'anti-' meaning 'against' and the English word 'modern', which itself comes from Latin 'modernus'.
'modern' derives from Latin 'modernus' (from modo 'just now' or 'recently'), passed into Italian as 'moderno' and Middle French as 'moderne' before entering English as 'modern' in the late 16th century; the compound 'anti-modern' was later formed in English by prefixing 'anti-'.
The constituent parts originally signified 'against' + 'recent/now'; over time the compound came to mean specifically 'opposed to modern ideas, styles, or technologies' in contemporary usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who is opposed to modern ideas or modernism (i.e., someone exhibiting an anti-modern attitude).
He was an anti-modern who preferred handmade tools and rejected digital devices.
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Adjective 1
opposed to modern ideas, practices, styles, or technology; hostile to modernism.
The community adopted an anti-modern stance, favoring traditional crafts over industrial methods.
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