contemporary

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. characteristic of the present

- contemporary trends in design

Similar word(s): modern

2. belonging to the present time

- contemporary leaders

Similar word(s): current

3. 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

Similar word(s): synchronal, synchronic, synchronous, contemporaneous

noun

1. a person of nearly the same age as another

Similar word(s): coeval

Definition categories: person, compeer, equal, match, peer

Sentences with contemporary as a noun:

- Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare.