Definitions

aeon

[ee-uhn, ee-on] / ˈi ən, ˈi ɒn /

NOUN

age

Synonyms

STRONGEST

century date day era generation life millennium

STRONG

duration epoch interim interval lifetime span

WEAK

blue moon

Antonyms

STRONG

continuation

NOUN

cycle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

course period revolution rhythm round series

STRONG

age alternation chain circle circuit eon loop orbit periodicity ring rotation run sequel sequence succession wheel

WEAK

isochronism

NOUN

donkey's years

Synonyms

WEAK

all one's born days eternity forever and a day long time month of Sundays right smart spell time immemorial time out of mind years on end

NOUN

eon

Synonyms

STRONG

ages years

WEAK

time period

NOUN

era

Synonyms

STRONGEST

age cycle day generation stage term time

STRONG

date days eon epoch

NOUN

eternity

Synonyms

STRONG

afterlife age ages endlessness everlastingness future immortality imperishability infiniteness infinitude infinity perpetuity timelessness

WEAK

all time blue moon dog's age endless time forever and a day kingdom come other world time without end wild blue yonder world without end

NOUN

period

Synonyms

STRONGEST

age course cycle date duration era season span stage stretch term time

STRONG

days epoch generation interval measure space spell while years

NOUN

sempiternity

Synonyms

STRONG

afterlife age ages endlessness everlastingness future immortality imperishability infiniteness infinitude infinity perpetuity timelessness

WEAK

blue moon dog's age endless time eternality eternalness forever and a day kingdom come other world time without end wild blue yonder world without end

Example Sentences

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In political terms both of those situations dragged on for aeons before the two ministers were shown the door.

From BBC

Scientists wanted to collect pristine material from Ryugu that had not been altered by exposure to the environment of space for aeons.

From BBC

Hayabusa-2 subsequently descended into this depression with the intention of collecting fresh rocks that had not been altered by aeons of exposure to the environment of space.

From BBC

Astronomers think the blast originated aeons ago from a supermassive black hole in the cluster.

From Nature

And although my journey since then has been long and eventful, I have never forgotten them; all the memories I have of raising them and keeping them have stayed with me over the aeons.

From Nature

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