Coeval — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person of nearly the same age as another

of the same period

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˌænɪoʊmˈɛtɹɪkli/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɐɹˈeɪndʒd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɐɹˈeɪndʒd/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˌænɪoʊmˈɛtɹɪkli/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contemporaneous contemporary coetaneous

Parts of Speech

noun	a person of nearly the same age as another
adjective	of the same period

Word Forms

coeval	adjective	of the same period
coeval	noun	a person of nearly the same age as another
contemporaneousness	noun	the quality of belonging to the same period of time
contemporaneity	noun	the quality of belonging to the same period of time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zeitgleich

eine Person, die fast im gleichen Alter wie eine andere ist

🇫🇷French

contemporain

une personne à peu près du même âge qu'une autre

🇪🇸Spanish

coetáneo

una persona de casi la misma edad que otra

🇮🇹Italian

coevo

una persona che ha quasi la stessa età di un'altra

🇳🇱Dutch

even oud

iemand van bijna dezelfde leeftijd als een ander

🇵🇹Portuguese

coevo

uma pessoa quase da mesma idade que outra

🇷🇺Russian

ровесник

человек почти того же возраста, что и другой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समवयस्क

लगभग दूसरे के समान आयु का व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

সমবায়

অন্যের মতো প্রায় একই বয়সের একজন ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

சமகால

கிட்டத்தட்ட அதே வயதுடைய நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సహజీవనం

మరొకరితో దాదాపు అదే వయస్సు గల వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહસંબંધ

લગભગ બીજા જેટલી જ ઉંમરની વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಕಾಲೀನ

ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬರಂತೆ ಸರಿಸುಮಾರು ಅದೇ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോവൽ

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ ഏതാണ്ട് അതേ പ്രായമുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇵🇰Urdu

ہم آہنگی

ایک دوسرے کے طور پر تقریبا ایک ہی عمر کا شخص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同时代的

与另一个人年龄几乎相同的人

🇯🇵Japanese

同世代

他の人とほぼ同じ年齢の人

🇰🇷Korean

동시대의

다른 사람과 거의 같은 나이의 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồng thời

một người gần bằng tuổi với người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ความร่วมมือ

บุคคลที่มีอายุใกล้เคียงกันกับอีกคนหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sebaya

seseorang yang usianya hampir sama dengan orang lain

🇲🇾Malay

bersamaan

seorang yang hampir sebaya dengan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معاصر

شخص في نفس عمر شخص آخر تقريبًا

🇮🇷Persian

همسنگی

فردی تقریباً همسن با دیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

çağdaş

bir başkasıyla hemen hemen aynı yaşta olan bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קואבאלי

אדם כמעט באותו גיל כמו אחר

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