Definitions for moderns

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moderns mod·ern

Spelling: [mod-ern]

IPA: /ˈmɒd ərn/

Moderns is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 240 anagrams from letters in moderns (demnors).

Definitions for moderns

noun

1. a person of modern times.
2. a person whose views and tastes are modern.
3. Printing. a type style differentiated from old style by heavy vertical strokes and straight serifs.

adjective

1. of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote:
2. characteristic of present and recent time; contemporary; not antiquated or obsolete:
3. of or relating to the historical period following the Middle Ages:
4. of, relating to, or characteristic of contemporary styles of art, literature, music, etc., that reject traditionally accepted or sanctioned forms and emphasize individual experimentation and sensibility.
5. (initial capital letter) new (def 12).
6. Typography. noting or descriptive of a font of numerals in which the body aligns on the baseline, as 1234567890. Compare old style (def 3).

Origin of moderns

1490-1500; Middle French moderne Late Latin modernus, equivalent to Latin mod(o), mod(ō) lately, just now (orig. ablative singular of modus mode¹) + -ernus

Examples for moderns

In painting, we believe we possess a school second to none of modern art.

Even the village was too human, too modern, for his early-pagan mood.

Historical justifications for most modern celebrations can be found in the ancient world.

The number of dissenters though is unprecedented in the modern era.

“I got the weaver to use his craftsmanship on modern silhouettes we designed,” he said.

The Athenian slave laws were much more mild than modern codes.

A modern example of the effects it is capable of is recorded by Tartini.

We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.

Deigma—A place in the Piræus, corresponding to the modern Exchange.

The End of Gangs By Sam Quinones, Pacific-Standard Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang.