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modern

modern

1 7.0
A style of printed letters with thin ends and strong vertical lines
  • noun
  • /ˈmɒdərn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tipografía moderna

Examples

  • 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.

  • In her presentation, she highlighted how the modern typeface has clear lines and minimalistic features that enhance readability.

  • The book cover features a modern design, incorporating a typeface that is both stylish and easy to read.

Synonyms

modern font
vsmodern
  • Specialized
4.7

Letters that have small thin lines at the ends and strong vertical strokes, looking elegant

focuses on strong vertical strokes rather than heavy downstroke emphasis

Antonyms

old style
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A traditional-looking font like books from long ago with small difference between thick and thin lines

Compounds

89 3.0

Happening in the time we live in

44 2.5

The time when people live, work, and use new technology

29 3.4

The present time when people share common ideas and ways of life

21 3.3

Works made since the late 1800s that break traditional styles and use new ideas and techniques

15 3.1

The recent period of history from the Industrial Revolution to today

7 3.5

A stage performance with free, expressive body movements

3 3.6

A style of jazz with complex chords and rhythms where musicians make up music as they play

3 3.7

The group that includes all living human beings

A style with clean lines, little decoration, open spaces, and materials like glass and metal

The form of English spoken and written since about 1450 that people use today

1 4.5

The Greek language spoken and written since the late Middle Ages

A kind of dance that mixes classical steps with newer, freer movements

A new version of an old idea used in fashion, food, or stories

modern-day Jezebel
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A woman people call immoral or who uses others to gain power

The standard form of Hebrew used in Israel today, brought back from ancient Hebrew

A person or idea at the start of modern philosophy

A bathroom device that cleans your private parts with water and often has a warm seat and dryer

modern font
  • Specialized
4.7

Letters that have small thin lines at the ends and strong vertical strokes, looking elegant

The form of Greek spoken and written in Greece and Cyprus today

A person who plants many trees and encourages others to plant trees too

A person today who lives simply and follows quiet spiritual practices

9.9

A loyal person who enforces a leader's orders

The form of Hebrew spoken and written in Israel today, brought back from ancient Hebrew

modern shepherdage
  • Specialized
7.2

Ways people care for and herd sheep today using new tools

modern therapy
  • Specialized
3.5

Current ways of treating mental health problems that use new science and methods

8.9

A person who creates or alters living things in risky, shocking ways

8.3

A machine or system made from mismatched parts that becomes dangerous and hard to control

A change where society becomes softer and less strict about people's behaviour

A former British school teaching mainly practical and job skills instead of academic subjects

How Modern

experimental
223 4.7
contemporary
219 4.2
modern
  • Specialized
1 7.0
old style font
  • Specialized
6.9

Surface Forms

modern singular
moderns plural

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.