1 Water was another commodity enthusiastically offered to the parade-watchers. 2  Definitely. 3  The Cannery Row project will make you a hot commodity around here. 4  Information was obviously a free commodity in this area.
present-day-belonging to the present time; contemporary leaders. contemporary. current-occurring in or belonging to the present time; current events; the current topic; current negotiations; current psychoanalytic theories; the ship's current position.
Princeton's WordNet(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition: 1  modern(noun) a contemporary person. 2  modern, modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni font(adj) a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes. 3  modern(adj) belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages.