Definition of Modern man

1. Noun. Subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races.

Exact synonyms: Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Group relationships: Genus Homo
Generic synonyms: Homo Sapiens

Lexicographical Neighbors of Modern Man

moderatours
moderatress
moderatrix
moderatrixes
modern
modern-day
modern algebra
modern antique
modern art
modern ballet
modern dance
modern era
modern font
modern genetics
modern jazz
modern man (current term)
modern pentathlon
modern physics
modern times
modern world
moderner
modernes
modernest
modernisable
modernisation
modernisations
modernise
modernised
moderniser
modernisers

Literary usage of Modern man

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Man by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1904)
"Moreover, a careful comparison of the dimensions of the Neanderthal skull with that of modern man shows that the former lies far outside the known limit« of ..."

2. The Social Teachings of the Prophets and Jesus by Charles Foster Kent (1917)
"The Social Leaven at Work in the Life of the modern man. Two closely related questions are often asked to-day: (1) How far are the social principles of the ..."

3. The Modern Régime by Hippolyte Taine (1890)
"Exigencies and pretensions of the modern man.—Theoretical rule of selection among rivals.—Popular suffrage erected into judicial arbitrament. ..."

4. The Modern Régime by Hippolyte Taine (1890)
"Exigencies and pretensions of the modern man.—Theoretical rule of selection among rivals.—Popular suffrage erected into judicial arbitrament. ..."

5. Pragmatism and the Problem of the Idea by John Thomas Driscoll (1915)
"Christianity and the modern man. The means of the comparison are twofold: to state in ... Thus three terms enter into the discussion: the modern man, ..."

6. The Literary Character: Or, The History of Men of Genius, Drawn from Their by Isaac Disraeli, Benjamin Disraeli (1881)
"The perfect character of a modern man of letters exhibited in Peiresc.—Their utility to authors and artists. AMONG the active members of the literary ..."

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