nonmodern

See also: non-modern

English

Alternative forms

non-modern

Etymology

non- +‎ modern

Pronunciation

enPR: nŏn-mŏdərn

Adjective

nonmodern (not comparable)

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)

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.

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