modern
adjective
1. belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
- modern art
- modern furniture
- modern history
Similar word(s): current, late, contemporary, neo, redbrick, ultramodern, moderne, new
2. relating to a recently developed fashion or style
- their offices are in a modern skyscraper
- tables in modernistic designs
Similar word(s): fashionable, stylish, mod, modernistic
3. characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
Similar word(s): nonclassical
4. ahead of the times
Similar word(s): progressive, advanced, innovative
5. used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
- Modern English
Sentences with modern as an adjective:
- Our online interactive game is a modern approach to teaching about gum disease. Although it was built in the 1600s, the building still has a very modern look.
noun
1. a contemporary person
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
2. a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
Definition categories: communication