[mod.ern] adj [LL modernus, fr. L modo just now, fr. modus measure--more at mete] (1585) 1 a: of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past: contemporary b: of, relating to, or characteristic of a period extending from a relevant remote past to the present time
2: involving recent techniques, methods, or ideas: up-to-date 3 cap: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the present or most recent period of development of a language
4: of or relating to modernism: modernist -- mo.der.ni.ty n -- mod.ern.ly adv -- mod.ern.ness n
[2]modern n (1585) 1 a: a person of modern times or views b: an adherent of modernism: modernist
2: a style of printing type distinguished by regularity of shape, precise curves, straight hairline serifs, and heavy downstrokes