Modern World Society Technology Adjective ˈmɒdn ˈmɑːdərn Industrial

• the modern industrial world
• the wonders of modern science
• modern society
• in modern times, advances in technology have made the world smaller.

modern

1. of the present time or recent times
• SYNONYM contemporary
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/contemporary_2
• the modern industrial world
• the wonders of modern science
• modern society
• In modern times, advances in technology have made the world smaller.
• They are modern day heroes, battling for change.
• Modern European history
• modern Greek
• Stress is a major problem of modern life.
• Shakespeare's language can be a problem for modern readers.
• The modern era has witnessed great change.
• She studies the early modern period from the 15th to the 18th century.

Extra Examples

• It was the largest strike in the history of modern societies.
• In modern times we have been bombarded with an array of diets.
• Her intention was to draw parallels between ancient and modern concepts of punishment.
2. new and intended to be different from traditional styles
• SYNONYM contemporary
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/contemporary_2
• The gallery has regular exhibitions of modern art.
• modern architecture/dance/drama/jazz
• modern American cinema
• modern and contemporary sculpture
• The museum houses both ancient and modern art.

Extra Examples

• She is one of the great presences of the modern American cinema.
• The Tugendhadt Villa is a key work in early modern architecture.
• The new art fair shows modern and contemporary art from many of the world's best galleries.
3. using the latest technology, designs, materials, ideas, etc.
• SYNONYM up to date
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/up-to-date
• The company needs to invest in a modern computer system.
• Modern methods of farming are destroying the countryside.
• It is the most modern, well-equipped hospital in the country.
• Today modern aircraft technology got me from Indianapolis to Boston in six hours.
• The school is thoroughly modern in its approach.
4. new and not always accepted by most members of society
• She has very modern ideas about educating her children.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from late Latin modernus, from Latin modo ‘just now’.