“a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation”
Word Forms
coeval
adjective
of the same period
contemporaneousness
noun
the quality of being current or of the present
contemporaneity
noun
the quality of belonging to the same period of time
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
zeitgenössisch
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
contemporáneo
una persona de casi la misma edad que otra
🇮🇹Italian
contemporaneo
una persona che ha quasi la stessa età di un'altra
🇳🇱Dutch
modern
iemand van bijna dezelfde leeftijd als een ander
🇵🇹Portuguese
contemporâneo
uma pessoa quase da mesma idade que outra
🇷🇺Russian
современный
человек почти того же возраста, что и другой
India
🇮🇳Hindi
समकालीन
लगभग दूसरे के समान आयु का व्यक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
সমসাময়িক
অন্যের মতো প্রায় একই বয়সের একজন ব্যক্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
சமகால
கிட்டத்தட்ட அதே வயதுடைய நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
సమకాలీన
మరొకరితో దాదాపు అదే వయస్సు గల వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
समकालीन
दुसऱ्या सारख्याच वयाची व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
સમકાલીન
લગભગ બીજા જેટલી જ ઉંમરની વ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಮಕಾಲೀನ
ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬರಂತೆ ಸರಿಸುಮಾರು ಅದೇ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സമകാലികം
മറ്റൊരാളുടെ ഏതാണ്ട് അതേ പ്രായമുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਮਕਾਲੀ
ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਦੀ ਉਮਰ ਦਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
ہم عصر
ایک دوسرے کے طور پر تقریبا ایک ہی عمر کا شخص
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
当代的
与另一个人年龄几乎相同的人
🇯🇵Japanese
コンテンポラリー
他の人とほぼ同じ年齢の人
🇰🇷Korean
현대의
다른 사람과 거의 같은 나이의 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đồng thời
một người gần bằng tuổi với người khác
🇹🇭Thai
ร่วมสมัย
บุคคลที่มีอายุใกล้เคียงกันกับอีกคนหนึ่ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
kontemporer
seseorang yang usianya hampir sama dengan orang lain
🇵🇭Filipino
kontemporaryo
isang taong halos kasing edad ng iba
🇲🇾Malay
kontemporari
seorang yang hampir sebaya dengan orang lain
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
معاصر
شخص في نفس عمر شخص آخر تقريبًا
🇮🇷Persian
معاصر
فردی تقریباً همسن با دیگری
🇹🇷Turkish
modern
bir başkasıyla hemen hemen aynı yaşta olan bir kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
עַכשָׁוִי
אדם כמעט באותו גיל כמו אחר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'contemporary'?
The primary meaning of 'contemporary' is 'a person of nearly the same age as another'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'contemporary' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'contemporary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'contemporary' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'contemporary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'contemporary' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'contemporary' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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