what does modern mean'=
Princeton's WordNet(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition: 1  modern(noun) a contemporary person. 2  modern, modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni font(adj) a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes. 3  modern(adj) belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages.