adj. & n.
adj. 1 of the present and recent times. 2 in current fashion; not antiquated.
n. (usu. in pl.) a person living in modern times. modern English English from about 1500 onwards. modern history history from the end of the Middle Ages to the present day. modernity n. modernly adv. modernness n.
[ F moderne or LL modernus f. L modo just now ]