modern

¹mod·ern

adj \ˈmä-dərn, ÷ˈmä-d(ə-)rən\

Definition of MODERN

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

Examples of MODERN

1. Water pollution is a growing problem in the modern world.
2. He's known as the father of modern medicine.
3. The English that was spoken by William Shakespeare is very different from the modern English spoken today.
4. She is learning Modern Greek.
5. They live in one of the most modern cities in the world.
6. modern methods of communication including e-mail and the Internet
7. She cut her long hair for a modern look.
8. He made his old-fashioned apartment look more modern by changing the color of the walls and buying new furniture.
9. Their latest movie is a modern version of a classic children's story.
10. She has modern ideas about dating and marriage.

Origin of MODERN

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

First Known Use: 1585

Related to MODERN

Synonyms: contemporary, current, designer, hot, mod, modernistic, new, new age, newfangled, new-fashioned, present-day, red-hot, space-age, state-of-the-art, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute

Antonyms: antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, passé

Related Words: fashionable, happening, in, modish, nouvelle, now, stylish; last, latest; modernized, updated; futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech); latter-day, recent

Near Antonyms: anachronistic; aged, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, hoary, old, venerable; bygone, former, late, olden, past; antique, historic, historical; retro, retrograde; kaput (also kaputt), obsolete, outmoded, outworn, unmodernized; old-world; discarded, disused, moth-eaten; forgotten, remote; ageless, dateless, timeless

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