modern
- noun
- /ˈmɒdərn/
- Specialized
Examples
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NEW YORK -- Earlier this month, a man walked into the Tate Modern in London.
Blog text (29) -
June 23: Visit the Tate Modern to see a historical exhibition on Conceptual art, which includes Hans Haacke's Shapolsky et al. Manhattan Real
Academic text (2006) -
The graphic designer chose a modern typeface for the company's logo to reflect its innovative approach.
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In her presentation, she highlighted how the modern typeface has clear lines and minimalistic features that enhance readability.
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The book cover features a modern design, incorporating a typeface that is both stylish and easy to read.
Synonyms
Letters that have small thin lines at the ends and strong vertical strokes, looking elegant
Antonyms
- Specialized
A traditional-looking font like books from long ago with small difference between thick and thin lines
Compounds
Works made since the late 1800s that break traditional styles and use new ideas and techniques
A style of jazz with complex chords and rhythms where musicians make up music as they play
A style with clean lines, little decoration, open spaces, and materials like glass and metal
The standard form of Hebrew used in Israel today, brought back from ancient Hebrew
A bathroom device that cleans your private parts with water and often has a warm seat and dryer
- Specialized
Letters that have small thin lines at the ends and strong vertical strokes, looking elegant
A person who plants many trees and encourages others to plant trees too
The form of Hebrew spoken and written in Israel today, brought back from ancient Hebrew
- Specialized
Current ways of treating mental health problems that use new science and methods
- Literature
A person who creates or alters living things in risky, shocking ways
- 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
- Archaic
A former British school teaching mainly practical and job skills instead of academic subjects
How Modern
Surface Forms
Etymology
Modern for a typeface gets its name from Latin modernus based on modo 'just now', because the letter style was new when it first appeared. That's why a 'modern' font looks different from older, traditional type styles.