coeval

/kou'i:vəl/

Thân thiện

The two coeval artists studied together in Paris.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Existing or occurring during the same period of time; contemporaneous: Describes things, events, or people that belong to the same era or historical period.
   • Of the same age or duration: Indicates that two or more entities have existed for an identical length of time.

2. Noun:

   • A person of roughly the same age as another: An individual who is a contemporary in terms of age.
   • A person or thing living or existing at the same time as another: A contemporary in a broader historical or temporal sense.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The rise of the novel was coeval with the expansion of the middle class in the 18th century.
  • These two ancient civilizations were coeval, flourishing around 3000 BCE.

• Noun:

  • In school, she found it easier to relate to her coevals than to the teachers.
  • Darwin and Lincoln were coevals, both born in 1809.

Advanced Usage

• Coeval with: This is the standard prepositional phrase used with the adjective form.
  • The artist's most productive phase was coeval with a period of great social upheaval.

Variants and Related Words

• Coevality (n): The state or fact of being coeval; contemporaneity.
  • The coevality of these two manuscripts suggests a common source.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Contemporaneous, concurrent, synchronous, simultaneous, coetaneous.
• Noun: Contemporary, peer, compeer.

Antonyms

• Adjective: Asynchronous, noncontemporary, successive.
• Noun: Predecessor, successor.

Notes on Usage

• Formality: "Coeval" is a formal, primarily academic word. In everyday conversation, "contemporary" is more common.
• Scope: While often used for historical periods, it can accurately describe any entities (people, ideas, objects) existing over the same span of time.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of the same period

Noun

1. a person of nearly the same age as another

Từ đồng nghĩa

• coetaneous
• contemporaneous
• contemporary