The Clue
Up-to-date (6 letter answer)
The Answer
MODERN
Tags
Notes
The answer MODERN is uncommon, appearing about once every 525 puzzles.
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Definition
MODERN as a noun:
1. a contemporary person
2. (modern, modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni font) = a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
MODERN as an adjective:
1. belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"
2. (mod, modern, modernistic) = relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";
3. characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
4. (advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern) = ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"
5. (Modern, New) = used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"