Definition
People who live or lived at the same time, especially those of roughly the same age. Can also refer to things that exist or existed during the same period.
Etymology
From Latin 'contemporarius', from 'con-' meaning 'together' and 'temporarius' meaning 'of time' (from 'tempus' meaning 'time'). The word entered English in the mid-17th century, emphasizing the shared experience of living through the same historical moment.
Kelly Says
Being contemporaries means sharing not just time but the invisible currents of an era - the same technologies, anxieties, and cultural references that shape a generation's worldview. Shakespeare and Galileo were contemporaries, breathing the same historical air while revolutionizing completely different fields.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የዛሬ ሰዎች
ye.zare sewoch
ARالعربية
معاصرون
mu.ʿa.ṣa.rūn
BNবাংলা
সমসাময়িক
shom.shamoyik
CACatalà
contemporanis
kun-tem-poh-RAH-nis
CSČeština
současníci
sou.t͡ʃas.nɪk
DADansk
samtidige
sam.ti.di.ge
DEDeutsch
Zeitgenossen
tsaɪt.gə.nɔ.sən
ELΕλληνικά
συγχρόνων
syg.chró.nōn
ESEspañol
coetáneos
koh.eh-tah-NEH-ohs
FISuomi
aikalaiset
ɑi.kɑ.lɑi.set
FRFrançais
contemporains
kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pɔ.rɛ̃
HAHA
masu zamaninmu
ma.su za.ma.nin.mu
HEעברית
בני זמננו
bnei zmanenu
HIहिन्दी
समकालीन
sam.kā.līn
HUMagyar
kortársak
kor.tɑr.ʃɑk
IDBahasa Indonesia
kontemporer
kɔn.tɛm.pɔ.rɛr
IGIG
ndị otu oge
ndi o.tu o.ge
ITItaliano
contemporanei
kon-tem-poh-RAH-neh-ee
KKKK
қазіргі заман
qazirgi zaman
MSBahasa Melayu
kontemporari
kɔn.tɛm.pɔ.rɑ.ri
MYမြန်မာ
ခေတ်ပြိုင်
kheht pyaing
NLNederlands
timegenoten
tɪm.ɣə.nɔ.tən
NONorsk
samtidige
sam.ti.di.ge
PLPolski
współcześni
fspuɔu.t͡ʂɛɕɲi
PTPortuguês
contemporâneos
kõ.tɛm.pɔ.rɑ̃.ni.us
RORomână
contemporani
kon-tem-poh-RAH-nee
RUРусский
современники
sav.re.mɛn.nik
SVSvenska
samtidiga
sam.ti.di.ga
SWKiswahili
wenzetu
wen.zetu
TAதமிழ்
சமகாலத்தவர்
camakālattavar
TEతెలుగు
సమకాలీనులు
samakālīnu.lu
THไทย
ร่วมสมัย
ruam sa.mai
TLTL
kapanahunan
ka.pah.na.hun
TRTürkçe
çağdaşlar
t͡ʃaɣ.daʃ.lar
UKУкраїнська
сучасники
su.t͡ʃas.nɪk
VITiếng Việt
đồng thời đại
đồng thơ'i đại
YOYO
àwọn ọ̀sẹ̀
awon o.se
ZH中文
同时代人
tóng shí dài rén
ZUZU
abantu besikhathi
a.ban.tu be.si.kha.thi