modern

Meaning

Adj

1. Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
2. Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.

Noun

Someone who lives in modern times.

Synonyms

new

🆕

contemporary

current

up-to-date

recent

fresh

fashionable

novel

advanced

present-day

latest

present

stylish

later

newfangled

young

forward-looking

innovative

late

latter-day

mod

modernist

modernistic

modish

newest

present day

ultramodern

up to date

modern-day

Bodoni

Bodoni font

modern font

new-style

innovator

now

nowadays

of recent origin

posh

green

advocate of revival

actual

progressive

dashing

renew

smart

strange

contemporaneous

swinging

synchronous

temporary

Translations

moderne

moderno

modern

moderno

modern

moderno

çağdaş

modern

modern

μοντέρνος

contemporâneo

nieuwerwets

neuzeitlich

σύγχρονος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒd(ə)n/

Etymology

From Middle French moderne, from Late Latin modernus; from Latin modo (“just now”), originally ablative of modus (“measure”); hence, by measure, "just now". See also mode.

Sentences

These buildings went on to become the most modern monument of the modern city .

A modern hurdle will fall over if a runner hits it .

She is Professor of Modern Political History at Utrecht University .

The memorial is notable for its successful mixing of Neoclassical and Modern architecture .

Quibell was originally trained under Flinders Petrie , the father of modern Egyptology .

Modern poi coexists with traditional Maori poi and enjoys a broader , worldwide audience .