modern
Plural: moderns
Noun
- A person who lives in modern times or holds modern views.
- a contemporary person
- a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
- Someone who lives in modern times.
Adjective
- Relating to the present or recent times; new and contemporary.
- belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
- "modern art"
- "modern furniture"
- "modern history"
- "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"
Adjective Satellite
- relating to a recently developed fashion or style
- "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"
- "tables in modernistic designs"
- characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
- ahead of the times
- used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
- "Modern English"
Adj
- Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
- Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.
Examples
- A true MODERN, she always sought the most innovative strategies for Words With Friends.
- He preferred a MODERN approach to Scrabble, using obscure, high-scoring words.
- Our online interactive game is a modern approach to teaching about gum disease. Although it was built in the 1600s, the building still has a very modern look.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
advanced, Bodoni, Bodoni font, forward-looking, innovative, mod, modern font, modernistic, New, contemporary, current, present
Antonyms
nonmodern, old style, ancient, dated, former, historical, old, old-fashioned, past, premodern
Scrabble Score: 9
modern: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmodern: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
modern: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary