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mod

mod

6.7
Modern and fashionable in style, often in design or clothes
  • adjective
  • /mɒd/
translation icon : moderno
  • At the concert, the band showcased their mod style, blending vintage and modern influences.

And they can be done in any fabrication, linens, mod dress, you know, simple cottons.

Examples

  • It’s all mod and colorful.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • And they can be done in any fabrication, linens, mod dress, you know, simple cottons.

  • Her new apartment has a very mod design, with sleek lines and bright colors.

  • The exhibit featured mod art that perfectly captures the spirit of contemporary culture.

Synonyms

modern
vsmod
1.4

Relating to the present time and new ways of doing things

stresses fashionable recent style and contemporary attitude rather than time alone
fashionable
vsmod
85 2.6

Popular now because it follows the current style

focuses more on being recent and stylish in look and attitude
ultramodern
vsmod
2 5.7

Very new in design and using the latest ideas and technology

means recently developed stylish or contemporary in appearance rather than extreme newness
modernistic
vsmod
1 6.8

A style that looks like recent art, buildings, or furniture

emphasizes contemporary style and attitude across design and culture
modish
vsmod
1 7.4

A thing that is in style and popular now like clothes or hair

is about recent stylish appearance and contemporary attitude rather than only following trends

Antonyms

994 1.5

Following long-held customs and ways of doing things

93 5.8

No longer used or made because something newer replaces it

Compounds

mod con
  • UK
1 7.1

A modern home feature or appliance that makes life easier, like a dishwasher

power mod
  • Jargon
7.2

A change you add to a car or device to make it more powerful

How Modern

trendy
64 3.1
mod
6.7
modern
1.4
old-fashioned
149 4.7

Surface Forms

mod positive

Etymology

Mod comes from the words modern and modernist, which mean 'modern' or 'new style'. That's why mod is used to describe something fashionable and contemporary in look or attitude.