modern (Adjective) — Belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages. ex. "modern art" ex. "modern furniture" ex. "modern history" ex. "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"
modern (Adjective) — Relating to a recently developed fashion or style. ex. "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"
modern (Adjective) — Characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture.
modern (Adjective) — Ahead of the times. ex. "the modern teaching methods"
modern (Adjective) — (linguistics) used of a living language; being the current stage in its development. ex. "Modern English"
modern (Noun) — A contemporary person.
modern (Noun) — A typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes.