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newfangled, red-hot, space-age, ultramodern, up-to-date; also fashionable, in, modish, stylish; last, latest; modernized, updated; futuristic, nontraditional

Antonyms

antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, passé

mod·ern·ise, mod·ern·i·sa·tion British variant of MODERNIZE, MODERNIZATION

mod·ern·ism noun : a practice, movement, or belief peculiar to modern times

mod·ern·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to make or become modern

— mod·ern·i·za·tion noun

— mod·ern·iz·er noun

mod·est adjective 1 a : having a moderate estimate of oneself

b : neither bold nor self-assertive : DIFFIDENT

2 : observing the proprieties of dress and behavior

3 : limited in size, amount, or scope

Synonyms

[1a] demure, humble, lowly, meek, retiring, unassuming, unpretentious—more at HUMBLE

[1b] bashful, coy, demure, diffident, introverted, retiring, sheepish, shy—more at SHY

[2] chaste, clean, decent, immaculate, pure—more at CHASTE

[3] average, intermediate, median, medium, middle, moderate—more at MIDDLE

mod·est·ly adverb : in a modest manner or to a modest extent

Synonyms

humbly, lowly, meekly, sheepishly

chastely, purely, righteously, virtuously—more at PURELY

mod·es·ty noun 1 : freedom from conceit or vanity

2 : propriety in dress, speech, or conduct

Synonyms

[1] humbleness, humility, lowliness, meekness—more at HUMILITY

[2] chastity, purity—more at CHASTITY

mod·i·cum noun : a small amount

Synonyms

hoot, jot, lick, rap, tittle, whit—more at JOT

modif abbreviation modification

mod·i·fi·ca·tion noun : the act, process, or result of modifying

Synonyms

alteration, change, difference, revise, revision, variation—more at CHANGE

mod·i·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing 1 : MODERATE

2 : to limit the meaning of esp. in a grammatical construction

3 : to make changes in : ALTER

— mod·i·fi·er noun

Synonyms

alter, change, make over, recast, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary—more at CHANGE

mod·ish adjective : conforming to the custom, fashion, or established mode : FASHIONABLE

— mod·ish·ly adverb

Synonyms

à la mode, chic, fashionable, in, popular, sharp, smart, snappy, stylish—more at STYLISH

mod·ish·ness noun : the quality or state of being modish

Synonyms

favor, popularity, vogue—more at POPULARITY

mo·diste noun : a maker of fashionable dresses and hats

mod·u·lar adjective : constructed with standardized units

mod·u·lar·ized adjective : containing or consisting of modules

mod·u·late verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing 1 : to tune to a key or pitch

2 : to keep in proper measure or proportion : TEMPER

3 : to vary the amplitude or frequency of a carrier wave for the transmission of information (as in radio or television)

— mod·u·la·tion noun

— mod·u·la·tor noun

— mod·u·la·to·ry adjective

mod·ule noun 1 : any in a series of standardized units for use together

2 : an assembly of wired electronic parts for use with other such assemblies

3 : an independent unit that constitutes a part of the total structure of a space vehicle

mo·dus ope·ran·di noun, plural mo·di operandi [ORIGIN: NL]

: a method of procedure

1mogul noun [ORIGIN: fr. Mogul, member of a Muslim dynasty ruling northern India]

: an important person : MAGNATE

Synonyms

baron, czar, king, magnate, prince, tycoon—more at MAGNATE

2mogul noun : a bump in a ski run

mo·hair noun [ORIGIN: modif. of obs. It mocaiarro, fr. Ar mukhayyar, lit., choice]

: a fabric or yarn made wholly or in part from the long silky hair of the Angora goat; also : this goat hair

Mo·ham·med·an also Mu·ham·mad·an noun : MUSLIM

— Mo·ham·med·an·ism also Mu·ham·mad·an·ism noun

Mo·hawk noun, plural Mohawk or Mohawks : a member of an American Indian people of the Mohawk River valley, New York; also : the language of the Mohawk people

Mo·he·gan or Mo·hi·can noun, plural Mohegan or Mohegans or Mohican or Mohicans : a member of an American Indian people of southeastern Connecticut

mo·hel noun, plural mohels