moderne

mo·derne  (m-dârn)

adj.

Striving to be modern in appearance or style but lacking taste or refinement; pretentious.

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[French, modern, from Old French; see modern.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

moderne - of or relating to a popularization of art deco that used bright colors and rectangular shapes artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" modern - belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"