modern
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈmɒdərn/
- There is far more continuity between Augustine and the concerns of the Cappadocians than many moderns acknowledge.
- ancients and moderns
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Examples
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His presentation brings forth several points of contrast between the classics and the moderns.
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Paul does not think in terms of "society" or "community," at least not as we moderns do anyway.
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In short, our modern people have become kind of nullities.
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Darling, there are some beautiful moderns upstairs.
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Yet Oz does not denigrate these moderns who are unable to measure up to their larger-than-life forebears.
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Many moderns believe that technology can improve our quality of life.
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As a modern, she embraces new ideas and challenges traditional beliefs.
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The opinions of moderns often reflect current societal values and trends.
Antonyms
Compounds
24
3.3
Works made since the late 1800s that break traditional styles and use new ideas and techniques
6
3.6
A style with clean lines, little decoration, open spaces, and materials like glass and metal
3
3.6
A style of jazz with complex chords and rhythms where musicians make up music as they play
1
4.9
The form of Hebrew spoken and written in Israel today, brought back from ancient Hebrew
- Specialized
1
3.5
Current ways of treating mental health problems that use new science and methods
1
7.5
A person who plants many trees and encourages others to plant trees too
- Literature
1
8.9
A person who creates or alters living things in risky, shocking ways
- Specialized
1
4.7
Letters that have small thin lines at the ends and strong vertical strokes, looking elegant
- Archaic
1
8.2
A former British school teaching mainly practical and job skills instead of academic subjects
A bathroom device that cleans your private parts with water and often has a warm seat and dryer
The standard form of Hebrew used in Israel today, brought back from ancient Hebrew
- Literature
A machine or system made from mismatched parts that becomes dangerous and hard to control
- Offensive
A change where society becomes softer and less strict about people's behaviour
How Modern
Surface Forms
Etymology
Modern as a noun comes from Latin modernus, from modo 'just now', and it was used for people with ideas of the present age. So a modern is someone who thinks and acts in ways typical of their own time.