modern

1. (satellite adjective) characteristic of present-day art and literature

2. (satellite adjective) (linguistics) used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"
Synonyms: New

3. (adjective) belonging to the present or to recent times; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"
Antonyms: nonmodern

4. (noun) a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Giambattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
Synonyms: Bodoni, Bodoni font, modern font
Related Words: proportional font
Antonyms: old style

5. (noun) a contemporary person
Related Words: human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

6. (satellite adjective) relating to a recently developed fashion or style
Synonyms: mod, up-to-date

7. (satellite adjective) 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



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