modern Definition

modern
adj

1. Belonging to the present or to recent times; not old or ancient.

Thesaurus: contemporary, recent, current, present-day, twentieth-century.
2. Said of techniques, equipment, etc: involving, using or being the very latest available.

Example: modern transport
Thesaurus: chic, stylish, swank, fashionable, current, avant-garde, modish, trendy, upscale, progressive, novel; Antonym: old-fashioned, out-of-date, out-of-style.
3. Said of a language: in the most recent stage of development; as used at present. Compare Middle adj 4, Old adj 12.

Example: Modern English
Form: Modern (often)

noun

1. A person living in modern times, especially someone who follows the latest trends.

Derivative: modernity
noun

Etymology: 16c: from French moderne, from Latin modernus, from modo just now.