coeval

American  

[koh-ee-vuhl] / koʊˈi vəl /

adjective

1. of the same age, date, or duration; equally old.

   Analysis has proved that this manuscript is coeval with that one.

2. coincident.

   Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were only approximately coeval.

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noun

1. a contemporary.

   He is more serious than his coevals.

coeval British  

/ ˌkəʊɪˈvælɪtɪ, kəʊˈiːvəl /

adjective

1. of or belonging to the same age or generation

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noun

1. a contemporary

Related Words

See contemporary.

Other Word Forms

• coevality noun
• coevally adverb

Etymology

Origin of coeval

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Late Latin coaev(us) (equivalent to co- “with, together” + -aevus, adjective derivative of aevum “age”) + -al adjective suffix; co-, -al ¹

Example Sentences

This approach examines only supernovae from young, coeval galaxies -- those with stars of similar ages -- across the entire redshift range.

From Science Daily

Beyond being triggering to my fertility-challenged coevals, it is absurd to assume that one's life — or one's child's life — is incomplete without a sibling.

From Salon

Such as it is today, it already was when the Fiat Lux was spoken; its beginning must have been coeval with that of time.

From Scientific American

Notably, the same pattern has been observed among dogs as compared to their wild coevals, the wolf: scientists note that dogs' brains are about 30% smaller relative to wolves' brains.

From Salon

Likewise, undergraduates at UC Santa Cruz have come out en masse in support of their graduate coevals.

From Salon