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Coeval

//koʊˈi.vəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of the same age or era; contemporary. not-comparable

    "Anything coeval with that clock will fetch a hefty price!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of the same period wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something of the same era.

    "The telephone and television are coevals in that film."

  2. 2
    a person of nearly the same age as another wordnet
  3. 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 […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Late Latin coaevus, from Latin con- (“equal”) + aevum (“age”).

Etymology 2

From Late Latin coaevus, from Latin con- (“equal”) + aevum (“age”).

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