Being modern has been always considered an integral part of city life. What does strike in your mind first when the term ‘modern’ is flashed. Maybe it is the latest set of gadgets – latest trends in fashion – or the upcoming modes of transport. In all of these options, we are thinking about something which is ‘latest’ or ‘changing’. As soon as any new theory comes which is , that becomes modern. So ‘transient character’ can be linked to condition of being modern. This was a general thinking pattern from the second half of 18th century.
There have been other meaning attached to the word in past also. The term modern has been applied as long as back from Middle Ages having the meaning the one which was current. E.g. the present ruling class
Modernity is nothing but the ‘condition of being modern’ . "The current, new and the transient – all three levels of meaning are important as they are ascribed to the present in the concept of modernity. It is this condition which gives present a specific quality , makes it different from the past and points the way towards future." ( Hilde Heynen)
There have been other meaning attached to the word in past also. The term modern has been applied as long as back from Middle Ages having the meaning the one which was current. E.g. the present ruling class
A second meaning of the word is ‘new’ as opposed to which is different from the old. Here the term modern was used to describe a present time which could be experienced having certain specific features that distinguishes it from earlier periods. It was in this sense of term which prevailed during the 17th century.
Modernity is nothing but the ‘condition of being modern’ . "The current, new and the transient – all three levels of meaning are important as they are ascribed to the present in the concept of modernity. It is this condition which gives present a specific quality , makes it different from the past and points the way towards future." ( Hilde Heynen) 
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