contemporaneousness
A museum exhibit displays contemporaneousness by showing artifacts from the same historical era.
Noun: 1. The quality or state of existing or occurring during the same period of time: This refers to the characteristic of being contemporaneous, meaning two or more events, people, or things belong to the same era or time frame. 2. The quality of being current or of the present time: This refers to the characteristic of being modern, up-to-date, or belonging to the current period.
The word "contemporaneousness" is a formal and somewhat rare noun. It is used to describe either the simultaneous existence of things in time or the modern quality of something. * It is often used in academic, historical, or analytical contexts. * It can describe the relationship between two historical figures, artistic movements, or events. * It can also describe the quality of an object, idea, or style being current and not outdated.
- Referring to shared time periods:
- The historian emphasized the contemporaneousness of the two revolutions, arguing they were products of the same global unrest.
- The contemporaneousness of these two artists is evident in their shared stylistic themes, despite never having met.
- Referring to modern quality:
- The architect's design was praised for its sleek contemporaneousness.
- Critics debated the contemporaneousness of the political manifesto, questioning its relevance to today's issues.
- "Contemporaneousness" vs. "Simultaneity": While both relate to time, "simultaneity" strictly means happening at exactly the same instant. "Contemporaneousness" has a broader sense, covering the same general period (e.g., the same decade or century).
- "Contemporaneousness" vs. "Modernity": "Modernity" often refers to the period and ethos of the modern age (post-medieval, industrial, etc.). "Contemporaneousness" as "modern quality" is more about being of the present moment relative to any discussion.
- Contemporaneous (adj): Existing or occurring in the same period of time.
- Contemporaneous accounts of the event differ significantly.
- Contemporary (adj/noun):
- (Adj) Belonging to or occurring in the present. (e.g., contemporary art)
- (Adj) Existing or occurring at the same time. (e.g., a contemporary of Shakespeare)
- (Noun) A person or thing living or existing at the same time as another.
- Contemporaneity (noun): A less common synonym for "contemporaneousness," often used interchangeably.
- For "same period": Simultaneity, coexistence, concurrence, synchrony.
- For "current quality": Modernity, currentness, present-day quality, up-to-dateness.
- For "same period": Asynchrony, nonconcurrence.
- For "current quality": Datedness, obsolescence, antiquity.
A museum exhibit displays contemporaneousness by showing artifacts from the same historical era.
- the quality of belonging to the same period of time
- the quality of being current or of the present
- a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village