modern

Definition

  • noun: a modern person
  • noun: a person of modern times or views
  • adjective: of or relating to the present time or the recent past
  • adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: contemporary, late, trite

Examples

  • He made his old-fashioned apartment look more 'modern' by changing the color of the walls and buying new furniture.

  • We'll need to have 'modern' [='up-to-date'] plumbing and wiring installed in the old house before we can move in.

  • The English that was spoken by William Shakespeare is very different from the 'modern' English spoken today.

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