Main Entry:

¹mod·ern

Pronunciation:

\ˈmä-dərn, ÷ˈmä-d(ə-)rən\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Late Latin modernus, from Latin modo just now, from modus measure — more at mete

Date:

1585

1 a: of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past : contemporary b: of, relating to, or characteristic of a period extending from a relevant remote past to the present time2: involving recent techniques, methods, or ideas : up-to-date3capitalized : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the present or most recent period of development of a language4: of or relating to modernism : modernist

— mo·der·ni·ty \mə-ˈdər-nə-tē, mä-, -ˈder-\ noun

— mod·ern·ly \ˈmä-dərn-lē\ adverb

— mod·ern·ness \-dərn-nəs\ noun