modern vs ancient vs old
Definitions
adjective
- used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
Examples
Benecken characterized the entire hacking case as "ultramodern" and said that, in a way, it exemplified the "downside" of today's digital age "that can easily been taken advantage of by savvy youths with those skills and a lot of time.
This textbook provides a modern and accessible introduction to magnetohydrodynamics.
Modern scientific capability has profoundly altered the course of human life.
Definitions
adjective
- very old
- belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
noun
- a very old person
- a person who lived in ancient times
Examples
I lashed the clothes that I had been brought to wear at the hospital into the bag, a couple of ancient pairs of socks that felt suddenly found and familiar.
Two workboats, ancient battered things with rusting plates, shouldered into it from either side like a couple of drunks supporting a comatose companion.
Botanical species in this ancient ecosystem included sagebrush, bluegrass, sedges, and herbs.
