Definitions for Modern
ˈmɒd ərnModern

Princeton's WordNet(2.82 / 11 votes)Rate this definition:

1. modern(noun)

   a contemporary person

2. modern, modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni font(adj)

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

3. modern(adj)

   belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

   "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"

4. mod, modern, modernistic(adj)

   relating to a recently developed fashion or style

   "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

5. modern(adj)

   characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

6. advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern(adj)

   ahead of the times

   "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"

7. Modern, New(adj)

   used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

   "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. modern(Noun)

   Someone who lives in modern times.

   Etymology: From moderne, from modernus; from modo, originally ablative of modus; hence, by measure, "just now". See also mode.

2. modern(Adjective)

   Pertaining to the current time and style.

   Etymology: From moderne, from modernus; from modo, originally ablative of modus; hence, by measure, "just now". See also mode.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Modern(adj)

   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

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

2. Modern(adj)

   new and common; trite; commonplace

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

3. Modern(noun)

   a person of modern times; -- opposed to ancient

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Modern

   Modern is the sixth studio album by punk rock band Buzzcocks. It was released in 1999. It was arranged and produced by Tony Barber.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Modern

   mod′ėrn, adj. limited to the present or recent time: not ancient: (Shak.) commonplace.—n. one who lives in modern times: (pl.) the nations of the present day, distinguished from the Greeks and Romans—the ancients.—n. Modernisā′tion.—v.t. Mod′ernise, to adapt to the present time.—ns. Mod′erniser; Mod′ernism, modern practice or character: something of modern origin; Mod′ernist, an admirer of modern ideas or habits.—adv. Mod′ernly.—ns. Mod′ernness, Mod′ernity, state or quality of being modern. [Fr.,—L. modernus—modo; just now, orig. abl. of modus.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. modern

   The current time.

   Modern house decor is personal to the people that live there.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Modern' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #739

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Modern' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1382

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Modern' in Adjectives Frequency: #85

Anagrams for Modern »

1. nerdom

2. normed

How to pronounce Modern?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Modern in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Modern in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Modern in a Sentence

1. Didier Gonzales:

   Noise is the bane of modern life and a major health issue. It hurts people like secondary smoking does.

2. Kit Opie:

   The modern monogamous culture has only been around for just 1,000 years.

3. Perry Brass:

   The Egyptians had a particularly nasty way of getting rid of people they felt had no consequence. Instead of embalming them, they simply constructed a fake mummy made from old strips of linen wrapped around a dummy of mud. If, in our modern world, you feel that there are a lot of “mud mummies” around you, get rid of the mud.

4. Sanjeev Nanda:

   Mindfullness is an invention by the modern world.

5. Simon Shaw:

   Modigliani creates a new kind of nude for the modern era, typically there's been a distance between the viewer of a nude and the way that the nude is represented. Here Modigliani puts them on a level. If you look at her gaze, the way she is meeting yours, she is very erotic, but she's very confident, she's very self-possessed in her sexuality, and that's something incredibly new.

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