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Our aggression is a deep instinct which survives in all kinds of manifestations in modern man.
Robert Winston

Meaning of "modern man" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MODERN MAN

modern man  [ˈmɒdən mæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MODERN MAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Modern man is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MODERN MAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Modern man

Modern man may refer to: ▪ Modernity, recent history and society, especially: ▪ The modern individual or everyman. ▪ The contemporary human condition. ▪ Anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens of the last 200,000 years ▪ Modern Man, a defunct monthly men's magazine ▪ Modern Man, the third album by country music singer Michael Peterson ▪ Modern Man, the fifth by jazz musician Stanley Clarke ▪ Modern Man, a song from the 1990 album Against the Grain by the punk rock band Bad Religion ▪ Modern Man released in 2005, the third studio album by indie rock band Dissident Prophet ▪ Modern Man, a 2006 experimental drama about one man’s isolation and search for meaning. The film was directed, edited and photographed by Justin Swibel ▪ Modern Man, a song from the 2010 album The Suburbs by Arcade Fire...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MODERN MAN


anchorman
ˈæŋkəmæn
birdman
ˈbɜːdˌmæn
boardman
ˈbɔːdˌmæn
businessman
ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn
cameraman
ˈkæmərəˌmæn
caveman
ˈkeɪvˌmæn
deadman
ˈdɛdˌmæn
freedman
ˈfriːdˌmæn
handyman
ˈhændɪˌmæn
iceman
ˈaɪsmæn
ironman
ˈaɪənˌmæn
mailman
ˈmeɪlˌmæn
man
mæn
repairman
rɪˈpɛəˌmæn
rodman
ˈrɒdˌmæn
sandman
ˈsændˌmæn
snowman
ˈsnəʊˌmæn
spiderman
ˈspaɪdəˌmæn
strongman
ˈstrɒŋˌmæn
superman
ˈsuːpəˌmæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MODERN MAN

modern
modern apprenticeship
modern dance
Modern English
modern greats
Modern Greek
Modern Hebrew
modern jazz
modern language
modern languages
modern pentathlon
modern sequence dancing
moderne
moderniser
modernism
modernist
modernistic
modernistically
modernities
modernity

WORDS THAT END LIKE MODERN MAN

action man
as one man
be one´s own man
best man
con man
Cro-Magnon man
dustbin man
family man
iron man
main man
make-up man
muffin man
old man
organization man
Piltdown man
repossession man
Rhodesian man
sanitation man
to a man
young man

Synonyms and antonyms of modern man in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «modern man» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MODERN MAN

Find out the translation of modern man to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of modern man from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «modern man» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

现代人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el hombre moderno
570 millions of speakers

English

modern man
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधुनिक आदमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإنسان المعاصر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

современный человек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homem moderno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আধুনিক মানুষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´homme moderne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lelaki moden
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

der moderne Mensch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

新人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

현대인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong modern
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đàn ông hiện đại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நவீன மனிதன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आधुनिक मनुष्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Modern insan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

l´uomo moderno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

współczesny człowiek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сучасна людина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

omul modern
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύγχρονου ανθρώπου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moderne mens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

moderna människan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

moderne mennesket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of modern man

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MODERN MAN»

The term «modern man» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.522 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MODERN MAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about modern man

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10 QUOTES WITH «MODERN MAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word modern man.
1
Frank A. Clark
Modern man is frantically trying to earn enough to buy things he's too busy to enjoy.
2
Robin Day
I think there's a tendency for modern man to become dominated by gadgets and machines, taking us further and further away from the things I've been talking about.
3
Ian Hamilton Finlay
I am not a modern man, I am just a wee old fashioned one.
4
Vaclav Havel
The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less.
5
Vaclav Havel
Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.
6
Richard Leakey
We hope to find more pieces of the puzzle which will shed light on the connection between this upright, walking ape, our early ancestor, and modern man.
7
Michael Leunig
Modern man is probably a more humiliated and depressed creature than he dares to know.
8
Lewis Thomas
We are told that the trouble with modern man is that he has been trying to detach himself from nature... In this scenario, Man comes on as a stupendous lethal force, and the Earth is pictured as something delicate, like rising bubbles at the surface of a country pond, or flights of fragile birds.
9
Stewart Udall
Nature will take precedence over the needs of the modern man.
10
Robert Winston
Our aggression is a deep instinct which survives in all kinds of manifestations in modern man.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MODERN MAN»

Discover the use of modern man in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to modern man and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Modern Man in Search of a Soul
The book covers all of Jung's most significant themes, including man's need for a God and the mechanics of dream analysis.
Carl Gustav Jung, 2001
2
The Summits of Modern Man
A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world’s most forbidding heights and how difficult it is to imagine nature in ...
Peter H. Hansen, 2013
3
The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the ...
This book contains a wealth of information that ranges from survival skills to social skills to advice on how to improve your character.
Brett McKay, Kate McKay, 2009
4
William Hazlitt: The First Modern Man
As the biography argues, he took political sketch-writing to a new level, invented sports commentary as we know it, and created the essay-form as practised by Clive James, Gore Vidal, and Michael Foot.
Duncan Wu, 2008
5
The Image of Modern Man in T. S. Eliot's Poetry
A Synopsis of "The Image of Modern Man in T. S. Eliot's Poetry" The book, presents an original understanding of The Image of Modern Man in T. S. Eliot's complex and difficult poems in an easy and understandable way.
Mariwan Nasradeen Hasan Barzinji, 2012
6
Disciplining Love: Austen and the Modern Man
In Disciplining Love, Michael Kramp offers a fresh perspective on the dynamic function of gender, love, and desire in the novels of Austen, initiating a new direction in the study of the early-nineteenth-century novelist by employing the ...
Michael Kramp, 2007
7
Rules for the Modern Man
Presents a guide for men on such topics as work and money, etiquette and decorum, style and fashion, and food and drink.
Dylan Jones, 2007
8
The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Man's Guide to Chivalry
Confused about what it means to be a man in our time?
Brad Miner, 2009
9
Judaism and Modern Man - An Interpretation of Jewish Religion
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
Will Herberg, 2007
10
The I ching and modern man: essays on metaphysical ...
Relates the basic principles of change in the ancient Chinese book of divination to such concerns as self-therapy, morality, and the meaning of death.
Jung Young Lee, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MODERN MAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term modern man is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Homo Habilis Were First Out of Africa
It was, however, shorter than Homo erectus: a more muscular species more closely resembling modern man. Using the huge dataset, Mark ... «New Historian, Jul 15»
2
Free lunch? Forget it
So if you rush your meal and don't pay attention to it – think of modern man who eats while he works, drives, watches TV or is en route to his ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
3
Develop into citizens of the world
The cutting-edge technology that has elevated modern man to the pinnacle of development and progress has shrunk the world to a global ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
4
16 End User Domain Name Sales
SalonWholesale.com $4,158 – The Modern Man, seller of male grooming products. LongStayHotels.com $2,200 – Success Hotel Management ... «Domain Name Wire, Jul 15»
5
Save money on food and dieting programs: Let yourself eat
So if you rush your meal and don't pay attention to it – think of modern man who eats while he works, drives, watches TV or is en route to his ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»
6
Worlds Lost and Found
CS Lewis observed that modern man was in the process of abolishing the world and replacing it with a subjective representation. Gains and ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
7
Boldly going where no one has gone before
Modern man (homo sapiens) have only been around for a small fraction of that time – roughly 200,000 years. However, homo sapien ... «King Township Sentinel, Jul 15»
8
Le Corbusier, Measure Of A Modern Man
PARIS — It has been 50 years since the death of Le Corbusier, the Swiss-born architect, artist and writer considered by some to be the most ... «Worldcrunch, Jul 15»
9
'Peking Man' Knows How to Use Fire, New Evidence Suggests
Chinese archaeologists have found new evidence in an archaeological site in Beijing which suggests that the ancestor of modern man, known ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
10
Ukraine Should Beware the Azov Extremists
... Biletsky himself outlined his beliefs, writing that "From the mass of individuals must arise the Nation; and from weak modern man, Superman. «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Modern man [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/modern-man>. May 2024 ».
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