Modern Explained

Modern may refer to:

History

Modern history
Moderns, a faction of Freemasonry that existed in the 18th century

Philosophy and sociology

Modernity, a loosely defined concept delineating a number of societal, economic and ideological features that contrast with "pre-modern" times or societies
- Late modernity

Art

Modernism
- Modernist poetry
Modern art, a form of art
Modern dance, a dance form developed in the early 20th century
Modern architecture, a broad movement and period in architectural history
Modern music (disambiguation)

Geography

Modra, a Slovak city, referred to in the German language as "Modern"

Typography

Modern (typeface), a raster font packaged with Windows XP
Another name for the typeface classification known as Didone (typography)
Modern, a generic font family name for fixed-pitch serif and sans serif fonts (for example, Courier and Pica), used e.g. in OpenDocument format or Rich Text Format

Music

Modern (Buzzcocks album)
Modern (EP), an EP by Gas
Modern Records, a Los Angeles record label
Modern (Amber Smith album)

Other uses

Modernform Group, traded as MODERN, a furniture manufacturer and distributor in Thailand
Modern Defense, a chess opening
Modern (political party), Polish political party

See also