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modern

/ˈmɑ.dɚn/noun, adjective2 syllables

Modern means: belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages.

Synonyms for modern22

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

modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni font

adjective, as in belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

contemporary, modern-day, neo, red-brick, redbrick, ultramodern, moderne, current, late, new

adjective, as in relating to a recently developed fashion or style

mod, modernistic, fashionable, stylish

adjective, as in ahead of the times

advanced, forward-looking, innovative, progressive

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

New, late

adjective, as in characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

nonclassical

Opposites of modern

nonmodern, old style

What does modern mean?7

adjective

1

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages“modern art”

2

relating to a recently developed fashion or style“their offices are in a modern skyscraper”

3

ahead of the times“the advanced teaching methods”

4

used of a living language; being the current stage in its development“Modern English”

5

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

noun

1

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

2

a contemporary person

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with modern?1

three syllables

postmodern
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Modern in a sentence

  • In modern computer systems, umlaut and diaeresis are represented identically.adjusting
  • That's a bankrupt idea, as the history of modern politics readily shows.darinmex
  • I don't know if modern technology increases unemployment, or rather decreases it.Eldad
  • Because of modern communication and transportation systems, the world is getting smaller.CM
  • The new concert hall is a tall, modern, structure.Source_VOA
  • The ancient and the modern, the past and the future are all one.eastasiastudent
  • Say what you like about the modern stand-up scene, it's anything but ageist.PeterR
  • The modern world isn't governed by people, but by ideas.astyng

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of modern

as a noun

plural
moderns

as a adjective

comparative
moderner
superlative
modernest