uncontemporary

C2+ Topic:Time

US /ˌʌnkənˈtɛmpərɛri/ UK /ˌʌnkənˈtɛmpərəri/ See IPA manual

adj

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1

adj
not modern or current; out of keeping with the present time

Her uncontemporary manners seemed charmingly old-fashioned.

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1 adj · not modern or current; out... outdated old-fashioned antiquated datedunmodernpasse

Opposites

contemporary modern current up-to-date

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Related forms contemporary contemporaneous temporary

Etymology

From un- ('not') + contemporary, from Medieval Latin contemporarius, from Latin com- ('with, together') + tempus ('time'). Literally 'not of the same time'.

un- Old English contemporarius Latin tempus Latin

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# uncontemporary

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌʌnkənˈtɛmpərɛri
**IPA (UK):** ˌʌnkənˈtɛmpərəri

## Meanings
1. not modern or current; out of keeping with the present time

## Examples
- Her uncontemporary manners seemed charmingly old-fashioned.

## Synonyms
- outdated
- old-fashioned
- antiquated
- dated
- unmodern
- passe

## Antonyms
- contemporary
- modern
- current
- up-to-date

## Related Forms
- contemporary
- contemporaneous
- temporary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: contemporarius
- Root: tempus

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + contemporary, from Medieval Latin contemporarius, from Latin com- ('with, together') + tempus ('time'). Literally 'not of the same time'.

## AI Etymology
Uncontemporary is from un- ('not') + contemporary, from Medieval Latin contemporarius, from Latin com- ('with, together') + tempus ('time'). Literally 'not of the same time'. Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), contemporarius (Latin), and tempus (Latin). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers not modern or current; out of keeping with the present time. The wider family includes related words such as contemporary, contemporaneous, and temporary.

## Topics
- Time
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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