Dictionary definition · Modern
noun
- a contemporary person
- a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
adjective
- used of a living language; being the current stage in its development"Modern English"
- belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages"modern art"
- relating to a recently developed fashion or style"their offices are in a modern skyscraper"
- characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
- ahead of the times"the advanced teaching methods"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).