Definition of "Modern" :

noun: a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

noun: a contemporary person

adjective: characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

adjective: used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

"Modern English."

adjective: relating to a recently developed fashion or style

"Their offices are in a modern skyscraper."

adjective: belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

"Modern art."

adjective: ahead of the times