| ADJECTIVE | all | modern | belonging to the modern era |
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| all | modern, mod, modernistic | relating to a recently developed fashion or style | |
| all | modern | characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture | |
| all | modern, advanced, forward-looking, innovative | ahead of the times | |
| all | Modern, New | used of a living language | |
| NOUN | person | modern | a contemporary person |
| communication | 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 |
| Sounds | maa'dern | |
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| Rhymes | adjourn ... yearn: 61 rhymes with ern... | |
| Meaning | belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages. | |
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| Attribute of | modernity, modernness, modernism, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness | The quality of being current or of the present |
| Narrower | contemporary, modern-day | characteristic of the present |
| moderne | Of or relating to a popularization of art deco that used bright colors and rectangular shapes | |
| neo | (used as a combining form) recent or new | |
| red-brick, redbrick | Of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century | |
| ultramodern | Extremely modern / modern | |
| See also | current | occurring in or belonging to the present time |
| late | Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time | |
| new | not of long duration | |
| Opposite | nonmodern | not modern |
| Spanish | moderno | |
| Catalan | modern | |
| Nouns | modernity | the quality of being current or of the present |
| Meaning | relating to a recently developed fashion or style. | |
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| Synonyms | mod, modernistic | |
| Broader | fashionable, stylish | Being or in accordance with current social fashions |
| Spanish | avançat, innovador, moderno, progresista | |
| Catalan | avançat, innovador, modern, progressista | |
| Nouns | modernity, modernness | the quality of being current or of the present |
| Meaning | characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture. | |
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| Broader | nonclassical | not classical |
| Spanish | contemporáneo, moderno | |
| Catalan | contemporani, modern | |
| Nouns | modernity, modernness | the quality of being current or of the present |
| Meaning | ahead of the times. | |
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| Synonyms | advanced, forward-looking, innovative | |
| Broader | progressive | favoring / favoring or promoting progress |
| Spanish | avanzado, innovador, moderno, progresista | |
| Catalan | avançat, innovador, modern, progressista | |
| Nouns | modernity | the quality of being current or of the present |
| Meaning | Used of a living language; being the current stage / stage in its development. | |
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| Synonym | New | |
| Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Broader | late | Of a later stage / stage in the development of a language or literature |
| Nouns | modern | a contemporary person |
| modernness | the quality of being current or of the present | |
| Meaning | A contemporary person. | |
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| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | moderno | |
| Adjectives | Modern | used of a living language |
| Meaning | A typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes. | |
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| Synonyms | modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni font | |
| Broader | proportional font | Any font whose different characters have different widths |
| Opposite | old style, old style font | A typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes |
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