Words To Describe Time Periods

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a person of roughly the same age as another

adjective of the same age or date of origin; contemporary

  • The two artists were considered coevals in the art world, both achieving success at the same time.
  • My coeval friend and I have known each other since we were kids.
  • Those two are like, totally coevals, always hanging out together.
  • The concept of time being coeval with space is a complex idea in philosophy.

adjective coexisting or occurring in the same period of time

  • The two events were coetaneous, occurring simultaneously.
  • The movies came out at the same time, they were coetaneous.
  • They were like twins, totally coetaneous.
  • Their ideas were coetaneous, showing a strong connection between them.