1. (

• modern

) a contemporary person ;

2. (

• modern ,
• modern_font ,
• Bodoni ,
• Bodoni_font

) a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes ;

1. (

• modern

) belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric" ;

2. (

• mod ,
• modern ,
• modernistic

) relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs" ;

3. (

• modern

) characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture ;

4. (

• advanced ,
• forward-looking ,
• innovative ,
• modern

) ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?" ;

5. (

• Modern ,
• New ,

) used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew" ;