contemporary

con·tem·po·rar·y  (kn-tmp-rr)

adj.

1. Belonging to the same period of time: a fact documented by two contemporary sources.

2. Of about the same age.

3. Current; modern: contemporary trends in design.

n. pl. con·tem·po·rar·ies

1. One of the same time or age: Shelley and Keats were contemporaries.

2. A person of the present age.

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[Medieval Latin contemporrius : Latin com-, com- + Latin tempus, tempor-, time + Latin -rius, -ary.]

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con·tempo·rari·ly (-tmp-râr-l) adv.

Synonyms: contemporary, contemporaneous, simultaneous, synchronous, concurrent, coincident, concomitant
These adjectives mean existing or occurring at the same time. Contemporary is used more often of persons, contemporaneous of events and facts: The composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart. A rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation.
Simultaneous more narrowly specifies occurrence of events at the same time: The activists organized simultaneous demonstrations in many major cities.
Synchronous refers to correspondence of events in time over a short period: The dancers executed a series of synchronous movements.
Concurrent implies parallelism in character or length of time: The mass murderer was given three concurrent life sentences.
Coincident applies to events occurring at the same time without implying a relationship: "The resistance to the Pope's authority . . . is pretty nearly coincident with the rise of the Ottomans" (John Henry Newman).
Concomitant refers to coincidence in time of events so clearly related that one seems attendant on the other: He is an adherent of Freud's theories and had a concomitant belief in the efficacy of psychoanalysis.

Usage Note: When contemporary is used in reference to something in the past, its meaning is not always clear. Contemporary critics of Shakespeare may mean critics in his time or critics in our time. When the context does not make the meaning clear, misunderstanding can be avoided by using phrases such as critics in Shakespeare's time or modern critics.

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contemporary

Adjective

1. existing or occurring at the present time

2. living or occurring in the same period

3. modern in style or fashion

4. of approximately the same age

Noun

pl -raries

a person or thing living at the same time or of approximately the same age as another [Latin com- together + temporarius relating to time]

USAGE: Since contemporary can mean either of the same period or of the present period, it is best to avoid this word where ambiguity might arise as in a production of Othello in contemporary dress. Modern dress or Elizabethan dress should be used in such contexts to avoid ambiguity.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	contemporary - a person of nearly the same age as another coeval compeer, equal, peer, match - a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Adj.	1.	contemporary - characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine" modern-day modern - belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"
	2.	contemporary - belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders" present-day current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
	3.	contemporary - occurring in the same period of time; "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"; "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart" contemporaneous synchronal, synchronic, synchronous - occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations"

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contemporary

adjective 1. modern, latest, recent, current, with it (informal) trendy Brit. (informal) up-to-date, present-day, in fashion, up-to-the-minute, à la mode, newfangled, happening (informal) present, ultramodern << OPPOSITE old-fashioned

adjective 2. coexisting, concurrent, contemporaneous, synchronous, coexistent

noun 3. peer, fellow, equal

USAGE Since contemporary can mean either `of the same period' or `of the present period', it is best to avoid it where ambiguity might arise, as in a production of Othello in contemporary dress. A synonym such as modern or present-day would clarify if the first sense were being used, while a specific term, such as Elizabethan, would be appropriate for the second sense.

Translations

contemporary [kənˈtɛmpərərɪ] adj, n (= of the same age) → contemporáneo/a m/f

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contemporary [kənˈtɛmpərərɪ] adj → contemporain(e); [design, wallpaper] → moderne

n → contemporain(e)

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contemporary [kənˈtɛmpərərɪ] adj → zeitgenössisch;

(present-day) → modern

n → Altersgenosse m, Altersgenossin f;

Samuel Pepys and his contemporaries → Samuel Pepys und seine Zeitgenossen

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contemporary [kənˈtɛmpərərɪ] adj → contemporaneo/a; [design] → moderno/a

n → contemporaneo/a;

(of the same age) → coetaneo/a

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contemporary

adj contemporary [kənˈtempərəri]

1 living at, happening at or belonging to the same period That chair and the painting are contemporary – they both date from the seventeenth century. kontemporêr, tydgenootlik مُتَعاصِر съвременен ze stejného období samtidig gleichaltrig που ανήκει στην ίδια εποχή, σύγχρονος contemporáneo kaasaegne هم دوره؛ همزمان samanaikainen contemporain בֶּן זְמַנֵנו समकालीन suvreman, istodoban egykorú sejaman samtíða contemporaneo 同時代の 동시대의 bendraamžis, to paties senumo viena laika sezaman uit dezelfde tijd samtids-, samtidig, nåtids, datids współczesny, z tego samego okresu contemporâneo contemporan одной эпохи súčasný sodoben istovremen samtida ร่วมสมัย çağdaş, modern 同時代的 однієї епохи هم عصر، معاصر đương thời 同时代的

2 of the present time; modern contemporary art. hedengdaags, eietyds; byderwets مُعاصِر модерен současný, moderní nutidig zeitgenössisch σύγχρονος contemporáneo nüüdis- امروزی؛ مدرن nyky- contemporain מוֹדֶרנִי समकालीन suvremen kortárs kontemporer nútíma- contemporaneo 現代の 현대의 šiuolaikinis mūsdienu- kontemporari contemporain moderne, samtids-, nåtids- nowoczesny contemporâneo contemporan современный súčasný sodoben savremen nutida, modern ทันสมัย günümüz, çağdaş 當代的 сучасний معاصر، موجوده زمان‍ے كا đương đại 当代的

n – plural conˈtemporaries –

a person living at the same time She was one of my contemporaries at university. tydgenoot شَخْص مُعاصِر، مُعاصِرون съвременник současník, vrstevník samtidig; jævnaldrende der Altersgenosse/die Altersgenossin συνομίληκος contemporáneo kaasaegne, eakaaslane هم دوره؛ همسن aikalainen, ikätoveri contemporain/-aine בֶּן אוֹתוֹ דוֹר समकालीन व्यक्ति suvremenik, vršnjak kortárs seangkatan, sebaya samtímamaður contemporaneo 同時代の人 동시대의 사람 bendraamžis laikabiedrs sezaman tijdgenoot samtidig, jevnaldrende współczesny contemporâneo contemporan сверстник vrstovník, -čka sodobnik savremenik samtida คนร่วมสมัย çağdaş; aynı zamanda olan 同代人 одноліток معاصر người đương thời 同代人