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- Dictionarymodern/ˈmɒdn/
adjective
- 1. relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past: "the pace of modern life" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person who advocates or practises a departure from traditional styles or values: "they were moderns, they must not look back towards the old generation"
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MODERN definition: 1. designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods: 2. of the present or recent times…. Learn more.
1. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past : contemporary. the modern American family. b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a period extending from a relevant remote past to the present time. modern history. 2. : involving recent techniques, methods, or ideas : up-to-date. modern methods of communication.
MODERN meaning: 1. designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods: 2. of the present or recent times…. Learn more.
Modern means relating to the present time, as in modern life. It also means up-to-date and not old, as in modern technology. Apart from these general senses, modern is often used in a more specific way to refer to the current historical period.
modern adjective (NEW) A2. using the newest ideas, design, technology, etc and not traditional: modern art / architecture. modern medicine. More examples. Fewer examples. Fortunately, the house has every modern convenience. Many of these workers will be displaced by modern technology.
/ˈmɒdn/ /ˈmɑːdərn/ [only before noun] of the present time or recent times synonym contemporary. the modern industrial world. the wonders of modern science. modern society. In modern times, advances in technology have made the world smaller. They are modern day heroes, battling for change. Modern European history. modern Greek.
modern is applied to those things that exist in the present age, esp. in contrast to those of a former age or an age long past; hence the word sometimes has the connotation of up-to-date and, thus, good: modern ideas.
adj. 1. a. Of or relating to recent times or the present: modern history. b. Characteristic or expressive of recent times or the present; contemporary or up-to-date: a modern lifestyle; a modern way of thinking. 2. a. Of or relating to a recently developed or advanced style, technique, or technology: modern art; modern medicine. b.
comparing the art of the ancients and the moderns. MODERN meaning: 1 : of or relating to the present time or the recent past happening, existing, or developing at a time near the present time; 2 : of or relating to the current or most recent period of a language.
modern meaning, definition, what is modern: belonging to the present time or most re...: Learn more.
