Modern :: Modern (a.) Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of recent period; as, modern days, ages, or time; modern authors; modern fashions; modern taste; modern practice..
Modern :: Modern (a.) New and common; trite; commonplace.
Modern :: Modern (n.) A person of modern times; -- opposed to ancient.
Modernism :: Modernism (n.) Modern practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage or mode of expression..
Modernist :: Modernist (n.) One who admires the moderns, or their ways and fashions..
Modernness :: Modernness (n.) The quality or state of being modern; recentness; novelty.
Modest :: Modest (a.) Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man..
Modest :: Modest (a.) Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman..
Modest :: Modest (a.) Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy..
Modesty :: Modesty (n.) The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit..
Modesty :: Modesty (n.) Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action.
Neodamode :: Neodamode (n.) In ancient Sparta, one of those Helots who were freed by the state in reward for military service..