Modern | Mean of modern in English Dictionary

/ˈmɑːdɚn/

• of or relating to the present time or the recent past
1. ancient and modern history
2. He talked about the role of television in modern [=contemporary] politics.
3. The country's modern [=present] government was formed over 100 years ago.
4. The earthquake was one of the worst disasters in modern [=recent] times.
5. Water pollution is a growing problem in the modern world.
6. the modern American family [=the typical American family living today]
7. He's known as the father of modern medicine.
• of or relating to the current or most recent period of a language
1. The English that was spoken by William Shakespeare is very different from the modern English spoken today.
2. She is learning Modern Greek.
• based on or using the newest information, methods, or technology
1. We'll need to have modern [=up-to-date] plumbing and wiring installed in the old house before we can move in.
2. They live in one of the most modern cities in the world.
3. modern methods of communication including e-mail and the Internet

• of or relating to a style or way of thinking that is new and different
1. She cut her long hair for a modern look.
2. He made his old-fashioned apartment look more modern by changing the color of the walls and buying new furniture.
3. Their latest movie is a modern version of a classic children's story.
4. She has modern ideas about dating and marriage.
• of or relating to forms of art (such as dance, music, and architecture) in which the styles used are newer and very different from the older and more traditional styles
1. She loves both ballet and modern dance.
2. a combination of classical and modern architecture
3. a museum of modern art
• Noun
• a modern person: such as
• a person who has modern ideas, tastes, or attitudes
1. furniture designed for young moderns
• a modern artist or writer
1. comparing the art of the ancients and the moderns