contemporary

Definition of contemporary in English English dictionary: Someone living at the same time
Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare.; Something existing at the same time
Often contemporary customs differ as if dating from different ages, whether they do or not.; from the same time period, coexistent in time; Any creature living at the same time
The early mammals inherited the earth by surviving their saurian contemporaries.; modern, of the present age; living or existing at the same time; Someone's contemporary is a person who is or was alive at the same time as them. Like most of my contemporaries, I grew up in a vastly different world. contemporaries someone who lived or was in a particular place at the same time as someone else sb's contemporaries; Of the same age; coeval; {n} one who lives in the same age; {a} existing at the same time; Term used loosely to describe current or very recent design style 'Modern design' refers to a particular historic period in design from the 1920s to the 1970s - and to a particular austere, minimalist, unadorned style; Modern designs that can be "soft" or "hard" depending on patterns and colors; a person of nearly the same age as another; Marked by characteristics of the present time (modern, current); {s} modern, current; pertaining to the present time; Style of KOHLER product with modern appeal Sharp design lines accent faucets and fixtures in unconventional shapes, sizes and colors; Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time. She writes a lot of contemporary music for people like Whitney Houston Only the names are ancient; the characters are modern and contemporary; Any dolls that are currently in production are considered to be contemporary; Current, belonging to the same period of time Usually referring to our present time; One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries; Contemporary people or things were alive or happened at the same time as something else you are talking about. drawing upon official records and the reports of contemporary witnesses; a person of nearly the same age as another belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders"; characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"; {i} person living at about the same time as another; person of about the same age as another, coeval; Azi (aziten) Anemtuta; 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"; modern, up-to-date; Living or happening in the same period is contemporary Cultural Relativism The emotional attitude that all cultures are equal and pertinent is cultural relativism; a person of nearly the same age as another belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders" characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine; dating from the exact period at which the book was published; From the same time period; Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous; Modern; A term covering several styles of furniture that developed in the latter half of the 20th century; an updated look that softened and rounded the lines of stark modern design; An art current, belonging to the same period of time Usually referring to our present time, but may refer to being current with any specified time Close; belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders"; Any home, on story or two usually designed with some vaulted, cathedral ceilings, wooden trim and/or siding; characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine; Currently in vogue
contemporary history: modern history, history of this era
contemporaries: plural of contemporary
contemporaries: all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
contemporarily: currently; modernly
his contemporary: one who belongs to the same time or period; one who is the same age, peer

contemporary

Hyphenation

con·tem·po·ra·ry

Turkish pronunciation

kıntempıreri

Synonyms

contemporaneous, abreast, à la mode, au courant, contempo, current, existent, extant, hot off press, in fashion, instant, in vogue, just out, latest, leading-edge

Antonyms

anachronistic, archaic, old, old-fashioned, past, preceding, future, succeeding

Pronunciation

/kənˈtempərˌerē/ /kənˈtɛmpɜrˌɛriː/

Etymology

[ k&n-'tem-p&-"rer-E ] (adjective.) 1631. Recorded since 1631, from Medieval Latin contemporarius Latin con- (“with, together”) + temporarius (“of time”) tempus (“time”)