modernness vs modern

modernness and modern both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
modernness	Yes	No	No	No
modern	Yes	Yes	No	No

modernness (noun)	modern (noun)
the quality of being current or of the present	a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
	a contemporary person

modernness (adjective)	modern (adjective)
	belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
	relating to a recently developed fashion or style
	characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
	ahead of the times