modern
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈmɒdn/
/ˈmɑːdərn/
- the modern industrial world
- the wonders of modern science
- modern society
- In modern times, advances in technology have made the world smaller.
- They are modern day heroes, battling for change.
- Modern European history
- modern Greek
- Stress is a major problem of modern life.
- Shakespeare's language can be a problem for modern readers.
- The modern era has witnessed great change.
- She studies the early modern period from the 15th to the 18th century.
Extra ExamplesTopics Historya1- It was the largest strike in the history of modern societies.
- In modern times we have been bombarded with an array of diets.
- Her intention was to draw parallels between ancient and modern concepts of punishment.
- The gallery has regular exhibitions of modern art.
- modern architecture/dance/drama/jazz
- modern American cinema
- modern and contemporary sculpture
- The museum houses both ancient and modern art.
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsa1- She is one of the great presences of the modern American cinema.
- The Tugendhadt Villa is a key work in early modern architecture.
- The new art fair shows modern and contemporary art from many of the world's best galleries.
- The company needs to invest in a modern computer system.
- Modern methods of farming are destroying the countryside.
- It is the most modern, well-equipped hospital in the country.
- Today modern aircraft technology got me from Indianapolis to Boston in six hours.
- The school is thoroughly modern in its approach.
- (of ways of behaving, thinking, etc.) new and not always accepted by most members of society
- She has very modern ideas about educating her children.
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin modernus, from Latin modo ‘just now’.