Unscramble modern

Definition of modern

adjective:

• belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art", "modern furniture", "modern history", "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric". Antonyms: nonmodern.
• relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper", "tables in modernistic designs". Synonyms: mod, modernistic.
• characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture.
• ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods", "had advanced views on the subject", "a forward-looking corporation", "is British industry innovative enough?". Synonyms: advanced, forward-looking, innovative.
• used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English", "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew". Synonyms: Modern, New.

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. Synonyms: Bodoni, Bodoni font, modern font. Antonyms: old style.

Words nearby

moderne.

Rhymes with

postmodern, ultramodern.