modern

/ˈmä-dərn/

Late Latin modernus, from Latin modo just now, from modus measure

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past : contemporary

  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a period extending from a relevant remote past to the present time

  3. involving recent techniques, methods, or ideas : up-to-date

the modern American family

modern history

noun

  1. a person of modern times or views

  2. an adherent of modernism : modernist

  3. a style of printing type distinguished by regularity of shape, precise curves, straight hairline serifs, and heavy downstrokes

adjective

  1. existing today —often used to indicate that someone or something of the present is similar to someone or something of the past

problems facing most modern-day families