nonmodern

nonmodern

See also: non-modern

English

Alternative forms

• non-modern

Etymology

non- +‎ modern

Pronunciation

• enPR: nŏn-mŏdərn

Adjective

nonmodern (not comparable)

1. Having characteristics of past times; not modern.

Synonyms

• unmodern

Antonyms

• modern

Translations

having characteristics of past times

Chinese: Mandarin: 非現代的／非现代的 (fēi xiàndài de) Finnish: epämoderni (fi), vanhanaikainen (fi) Russian: please add this translation if you can

Noun

nonmodern (plural nonmoderns)

1. One who is not modern.
   • 2012, Hilal Elver, The Headscarf Controversy: Secularism and Freedom of Religion (page 52)

     The headscarf is a perfect tool to block the nonmoderns from participating in the class privileges that the modern state represents.