non-contemporary
adjective
(alsononcontemporary)uk/ˌnɒn.kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/us/ˌnɑːn.kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/existing,happeningorpopularat atimethat is not thepresenttime:
Thedirectorinsistedthat they should not use hand-heldcamerasfor non-contemporarystories.
The author'sstyleandinterestsaredecidedlynon-contemporary.
- Themaindifferencebetweencurrentand non-contemporaryChristianmusicis thatmodernstylesuserockandrapconventionsinsteadofgospel.
- Theywantedme to have a noncontemporarylookfor thepartso Igainedabitofweightandgrewmyhair.
- Thestyleof thefilmis both non-contemporary andsensationalist.
Old or old-fashioned
- age-old
- ageing
- ancient
- antediluvian
- anti-progressive
- creaky
- fossilization
- fossilize
- fossilized
- frumpy
- fusty
- have hadits/yourdayidiom
- neanderthal
- outdated
- outmoded
- outworn
- passé
- petrified
- vintage
- went out with the arkidiom
Opposite
contemporary
non-contemporary
noun[Cusually plural]
(alsononcontemporary)uk/ˌnɒn.kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/us/ˌnɑːn.kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/someone who is not amemberof the samegeneration(= agroupofpeopleof about the sameagewithin asocietyorfamily)as someoneelse:
Do theseconsiderationsapplyto intergenerationalrelations, that is, torelationsbetween non-contemporaries?
Compare
contemporarynoun
- Theyexplorethechallengesofcoordinatingtheactionsof non-contemporaries overlongperiodsoftime.
- Among non-contemporaries, there is nomutualcooperationand there are noexchangesinkind.
Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
- a friend in need is a friend indeedidiom
- acquaintance
- acquaintanceship
- acquainted
- amigo
- bedmate
- compatriot
- comrade
- crony
- crowd
- fair-weather friend
- fam
- flatmate
- intimate
- neighbour
- pal
- peeps
- peer group
- pen pal
- penfriend