Definitions for modern
ˈmɒd ərnmod·ern

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

1. modernnoun

   a contemporary person

2. modern, modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni fontadjective

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

3. modernadjective

   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, modernisticadjective

   relating to a recently developed fashion or style

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

5. modernadjective

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

6. advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modernadjective

   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, Newadjective

   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. modernnoun

   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. modernadjective

   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. Modernadjective

   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. Modernadjective

   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. Modernnoun

   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  

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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

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1. Alex

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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. Marco Rubio:

   I mean the President wakes up in the morning and takes a breath, half the people in this country are upset he's breathing, at least some percent in this country( gets upset). His critics are always going to criticize anything he does, but that's not just him ; that's just the nature of modern American politics.

2. Delphine Godfroy:

   It's not for everyone, some people feel like it's a very modern architecture and this is not what (they) like. (They) want to visit the old district.

3. Anthony Scaramucci:

   Have any of the other presidents in recent history -- modern history -- gone after their private citizens whether they're celebrities or not celebrities ?

4. Jeremy Rifkin:

   The modern age has been characterized by a Promethean spirit, a restless energy that preys on speed records and shortcuts, unmindful of the past, uncaring of the future, existing only for the moment and the quick fix. The earthly rhythms that characterize a more pastoral way of life have been shunted aside to make room for the fast track of an urbanized existence. Lost in a sea of perpetual technological transition, modern man and woman find themselves increasingly alienated from the ecological choreography of the planet.

5. Forest McDonald:

   Americans who had traveled in Europe knew the 'free' European peasants suffered considerably greater oppression and misery than did American bondsman. Modern scholarship has shown that the exploitation rate -- the percentage of the worker's production that was taken from him by his owners -- was lower among the slaves than among European peasants, that work loads were light, and that slaves actually experienced a considerable measure of personal freedom.

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