contemporary (kənˈtɛmprərɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
- belonging to the same age; living or occurring in the same period of time
- existing or occurring at the present time
- conforming to modern or current ideas in style, fashion, design, etc
- having approximately the same age as one another
noun
- a person living at the same time or of approximately the same age as another
- something that is contemporary
- journalism a rival newspaper
Alternative Forms
conˈtemporarily adverb conˈtemporariness nounWord Origin
C17: from Medieval Latin contemporārius, from Latin com- together + temporārius relating to time, from tempus timeSynonyms
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modern,
latest,
recent,
current,
with it,
trendy,
up-to-date,
present-day,
in fashion
up-to-the-minute,
à la mode,
newfangled,
happening,
present,
ultramodern,
Translations
- British English:
contemporary
Contemporary means existing now or at the time you are talking about....contemporary music.kənˈtɛmprərɪ ADJECTIVE ...contemporary music.
- Spanish:
contemporáneo
adj contemporánea
- French:
contemporain
adj
- German:
zeitgenössisch
adj
- Chinese: 当代的 adj
- Arabic: مُعَاصِر adj
- Portuguese: contemporâneo adj contemporânea
- Russian: современный adj современная
- Croatian: suvremen adj suvremena
- Czech: současný adj
- Danish: samtidig adj
- Dutch: eigentijds adj
- Finnish: nykyajan adj
- Greek: σύγχρονος adj σύγχρονη
- Italian: contemporaneo adj contemporanea
- Japanese: 現代の no_posp
- Korean: 동시대의 adj
- Norwegian: samtidig adj
- Polish: współczesny adj współczesna
- Brazilian Portuguese: contemporâneo adj contemporânea
- European Spanish:
contemporáneo
adj contemporánea
- Swedish: samtidig adj samtidigt
- Thai: ทันสมัย adj
- Turkish: çağdaş adj
- Vietnamese: đương thời adj
Usage examples
The kaleidoscope translated the exodus into a contemporary environment.
, Passion in the Peak (1985)to top An exceptional contemporary country house set in rolling countryside.
Country Life (2004)One is a contemporary Mrs. Dalloway, who, like the original, spends her day planning a party for a dying friend.
Globe and Mail (2003)The kitchen is individually designed in contemporary Shaker style, complementing the period detail.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Predictably, contemporary medical thinking dismissed this opinion.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)