Definition (noun): a contemporary person
Definition (noun): a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
Definition (adjective): belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
Example: modern art
Definition (adjective): belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
Example: modern furniture
Definition (adjective): belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
Example: modern history
Definition (adjective): belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
Example: totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric
Definition (adjective): relating to a recently developed fashion or style
Example: their offices are in a modern skyscraper
Definition (adjective): relating to a recently developed fashion or style
Example: tables in modernistic designs
Definition (adjective): characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
Definition (adjective): ahead of the times
Example: the advanced teaching methods
Definition (adjective): ahead of the times
Example: had advanced views on the subject
Definition (adjective): ahead of the times
Example: a forward-looking corporation
Definition (adjective): ahead of the times
Example: is British industry innovative enough?
Definition (adjective): used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
Example: Modern English
Definition (adjective): used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
Example: New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew