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Adjective
/ˈmädərn/,
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Of or relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past,
  1. Of or relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past
    • - the pace of modern life
    • - modern U.S. history
  2. Characterized by or using the most up-to-date techniques, ideas, or equipment
    • - they do not have modern weapons
  3. Denoting the form of a language that is currently used, as opposed to any earlier form
    • - modern German
  4. Denoting a current or recent style or trend in art, architecture, or other cultural activity marked by a significant departure from traditional styles and values
    • - Matisse's contribution to modern art
Noun
  1. A person who advocates or practices a departure from traditional styles or values

  1. belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"
  2. a contemporary person
  3. a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
  4. mod: relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";
  5. characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
  6. advanced: ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"
  7. Modern is the sixth studio album by punk rock band Buzzcocks. It was released in 1999. It was arranged and produced by Tony Barber
  8. Modern dance is a dance form developed in the early 20th century. Although the term Modern dance has also been applied to a category of 20th Century ballroom dances, Modern dance as a term usually refers to 20th century concert dance.
  9. Modern is Wolfgang Voigt's first release under the Gas alias. It is an EP, released in 1995 on the Profan label. Unlike Gas albums, the tracks are titled, and the release lacks the unifying forest theme present on nearly all other Gas releases.
  10. Didone is a typeface classification recognized by the Association Typographique Internationale (AtypI), and part of the VOX-ATypI classification system. ...
  11. The Modern are a British Electropop band. The group were formerly called Dirty Blonde and Matinee Club. They are currently signed to Ninth Wave Records in the United States and EQ Music in Asia.
  12. Modernity typically refers to a post-traditional, post-medieval historical period, in particular, one marked by the move from feudalism (or agrarianism) toward capitalism, industrialisation, secularization, rationalization, the nation-state and its constituent institutions and forms of ...
  13. Someone who lives in modern times; Pertaining to the current time and style
  14. (modernly) In a modern manner
  15. (Modernity) social patterns linked to industrialisation
  16. (Modernity) A period of social development whose chronology is disputed.  However, many associate modernity with the post seventeenth century age of Enlightenment in which the emphasis was upon progress, rationality and secularisation. ...
  17. (Modernity) something that is constantly changing.
  18. (Modernity) the modern attitude that almost all ideas of the past are of no value.  Moderns are the only "enlightened ones."  This attitude is linked to the Enlightenment, although not quite identical with it (some recognize the "genius" of past philosophers). ...
  19. (Modernity) the social, economic, political and technological developments that have characterized the transition from traditional (pre-modern) to advanced (modern) civilizations.
  20. (modernity) The period in which modernism was the dominant mode of thinking beginning in the late eighteenth century (the Age of Enlightenment) and lasting until the late twentieth century.
  21. Modernity is distinct from modernism.   It is conceived of as a period of time, usually perceived of as starting (with the early modern period) around 1500, in which medieval conceptions of knowledge were rejected in favor of a return to ancient Greek and Roman antecedents and secular forms of ...
  22. Modernity is the idea that the present is discontinuous with the past, that through a process of social and cultural change (either through progress or through decline) life in the present is fundamentally different from life in the past. ...
  23. refers to type styles introduced towards the end of the 19th century. Times roman is a good example of modern type.
  24. fonts are fonts based on designs developed in the 19th century or later. The moderns have a solid appearance due to their vertical stress. They tend to have more ``character'' or ``attitude'' than the old styles and transitionals, but still carry a certain amount of dignity and formality. ...
  25. A modern perfume would be the opposite of a classic perfume – usually using new aroma chemicals, rather than natural materials. It usually has a light fragrance.