modern

adjective
mod·ern
mŏdʹərn

Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.

Other meanings

Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.

Synonyms

advanced
forward-looking
innovative

Related words

antemodern
metamodern
modernish
modernistic
neomodern
overmodern
protomodern
pseudomodern
semimodern
supermodern
modern studies
as modern as next week

Example sentences

“Information is the backbone of modern life.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "modo" (just now).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “modern” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.