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moderne

moderne is the obsolete form of modern.

Meaning of modern

Adjective

modern (comparative moderner or more modern, superlative modernest or most modern or modernmost)

  1. Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
    • Our online interactive game is a modern approach to teaching about gum disease. Although it was built in the 1600s, the building still has a very modern look.
    Synonyms:
    contemporary
  2. Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.

See all 3 meanings of modern

Adjective capitalized: Moderne

Moderne (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Streamline Moderne school of architecture.
    • a Moderne house
    • a Moderne city

Forms of moderne

comparativemore moderne
superlativemost moderne

Origin of moderne

French

Questions about moderne

What does moderne mean?
Moderne means of or relating to the Streamline Moderne school of architecture.
What is moderne the obsolete form of?
Moderne is the obsolete form of modern.
What part of speech is moderne?
Moderne is an adjective.

Words near moderne in the dictionary

  1. modern times
  2. Modern Tupí
  3. Modern Turkish
  4. modern up
  5. modern-day
  6. moderne
  7. moderned up
  8. moderner
  9. moderners
  10. modernest
  11. modernicide

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: moderne (page history and authors); Moderne (page history and authors); modern (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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