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 time
2 : involving recent techniques, methods, or ideas : up-to-date
3 capitalized : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the present or most recent period of development of a language
4 : 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