noun

1. Someone who lives in modern times.

adjective

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.”

2. (history) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.

Synonyms: contemporary, current