modern

[ mod-ern ]
/ ˈmɒd ərn /

adjective

noun

Origin of modern

1490–1500; < Middle French moderne < Late Latin modernus, equivalent to Latin mod(o), mod(ō) lately, just now (orig. ablative singular of modus mode1) + -ernus adj. suffix of time

SYNONYMS FOR modern

1 Modern, recent, late apply to that which is near to or characteristic of the present as contrasted with any other time. Modern is applied to those things that exist in the present age, especially in contrast to those of a former age or an age long past; hence the word sometimes has the connotation of up-to-date and, thus, good: modern ideas. That which is recent is separated from the present or the time of action by only a short interval; it is new, fresh, and novel: recent developments. Late may mean nearest to the present moment: the late reports on the battle.

OTHER WORDS FROM modern

Words nearby modern

moderation, moderationist, moderations, moderato, moderator, modern, modern apprenticeship, modern art, modern cut, modern dance, modern english

British Dictionary definitions for antimodern

modern
/ (ˈmɒdən) /

adjective

of, involving, or befitting the present or a recent time; contemporary
of, relating to, or characteristic of contemporary styles or schools of art, literature, music, etc, esp those of an experimental kind
belonging or relating to the period in history from the end of the Middle Ages to the present

noun

a contemporary person
printing a type style that originated around the beginning of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by marked contrast between thick and thin strokes Compare old face

Derived forms of modern

modernly, adverb modernness, noun

Word Origin for modern

C16: from Old French, from Late Latin modernus, from modō (adv) just recently, from modus mode