modern

(noun) a contemporary person.

(noun) a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes. Synonyms: modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni font.

(adj) belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages. Synonyms: modern (vs. nonmodern). Examples: "Modern art." "Modern furniture." "Modern history." "Totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric."

(adj) relating to a recently developed fashion or style. Synonyms: mod, modernistic. Examples: "Their offices are in a modern skyscraper." "Tables in modernistic designs";."

(adj) characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture.

(adj) ahead of the times. Synonyms: advanced, forward-looking, innovative. Examples: "The advanced teaching methods." "Had advanced views on the subject." "A forward-looking corporation." "Is british industry innovative enough?."

(adj) used of a living language; being the current stage in its development. Synonyms: Modern, New. Examples: "Modern english." "New hebrew is israeli hebrew."