Coeval
/koʊˈi.vəl/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something of the same era.
"The telephone and television are coevals in that film."
- 2 a person of nearly the same age as another wordnet
- 3 Somebody of the same age.
"[…] the fey grace, the elusive, shifty, soul-shattering, insidious charm that separates the nymphet from such coevals of hers […]"
Adjective
- 1 Of the same age or era; contemporary. not-comparable
"Anything coeval with that clock will fetch a hefty price!"
Adjective
- 1 of the same period wordnet
Example
More examples"Anything coeval with that clock will fetch a hefty price!"
Etymology
From Late Latin coaevus, from Latin con- (“equal”) + aevum (“age”).