of or pertaining to present and recent time; not ancient or remote

modern city life.

characteristic of present and recent time; contemporary; not antiquated or obsolete

modern viewpoints.

of or pertaining to the historical period following the Middle Ages

modern European history.

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of contemporary styles of art, literature, music, etc., that reject traditionally accepted or sanctioned forms and emphasize individual experimentation and sensibility.

( initial capital letter ) new ( def. 12 ) .

Typography . noting or descriptive of a font of numerals in which the body aligns on the baseline, as 1234567890. Compare old style ( def. 3 ) .

a person of modern times.

a person whose views and tastes are modern.

Printing . a type style differentiated from old style by heavy vertical strokes and straight serifs.

adjective

ancient , antiquated , obsolete , old , old-fashioned , outdated , passe

adjective

avant-garde , coincident , concomitant , concurrent , contempo , contemporary , current , cutting-edge , fresh , last word * , late , latest , latter-day , leading-edge , modernistic , modernized , modish , neoteric , newfangled * , new-fashioned , novel , now , present , present-day , prevailing , prevalent , recent , state-of-the-art * , stylish , today , twenty- first century , up-to-the-minute , with-it * , au courant , mod , up-to-date , dernier cri , fashionable , futuristic , high-tech , new , newfangled , progressive , state-of-the-art , topical