MODERN

modern

(adjective) characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

Modern, New

(adjective) used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; “Modern English”; “New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew”

mod, modern, modernistic

(adjective) relating to a recently developed fashion or style; “their offices are in a modern skyscraper”; “tables in modernistic designs”

modern

(adjective) belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; “modern art”; “modern furniture”; “modern history”; “totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric”

advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern

(adjective) ahead of the times; “the advanced teaching methods”; “had advanced views on the subject”; “a forward-looking corporation”; “is British industry innovative enough?”

modern, modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni font

(noun) a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

modern

(noun) a contemporary person

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

modern (comparative moderner or more modern, superlative modernest or most modern)

Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.

(history) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to current or recent time): contemporary, current; see also present

Antonyms

• (pertaining to current or recent time): ancient, dated, former, historical, old, old-fashioned

• (pertaining to the modern period): premodern

Noun

modern (plural moderns)

Someone who lives in modern times.

Anagrams

• Morden, Redmon, morned, nerdom, normed, rodmen

Source: Wiktionary

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Mod"ern, a. Etym: [F. moderne, L. modernus; akin to modo just now, orig. abl. of modus measure; hence, by measure, just now. See Mode.]

1. Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of recent period; as, modern days, ages, or time; modern authors; modern fashions; modern taste; modern practice. Bacon.

2. New and common; trite; commonplace. [Obs.] We have our philosophical persons, to make modern and familiar, things supernatural and causeless. Shak. Modern English. See the Note under English.

Mod"ern, n.

Definition: A person of modern times; -- opposed to ancient. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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