- of or relating 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 relating to the historical period following the Middle Ages: modern European history.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of contemporary styles of art, literature, music, etc., that reject traditionally accepted or sanctioned forms and emphasize individual experimentation and sensibility.
- new (def. 12).
- noting or descriptive of a font of numerals in which the body aligns on the baseline, as 1234567890.
- a person of modern times.
- a person whose views and tastes are modern.
- a type style differentiated from old style by heavy vertical strokes and straight serifs.
- of, involving, or befitting the present or a recent time; contemporary
- of, relating to, or characteristic of contemporary styles or schools of art, literature, music, etc, esp those of an experimental kind
- belonging or relating to the period in history from the end of the Middle Ages to the present
- a contemporary person
- a type style that originated around the beginning of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by marked contrast between thick and thin strokes
