eon
Plural: eons
Noun
- An indefinitely long period of time; an age.
- the longest division of geological time
- an immeasurably long period of time
- "oh, that happened eons ago"
- (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
- Eternity, the duration of the universe.
- An immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time.
- A long period of time.
- A period of one billion (short scale, i.e. 1,000,000,000) years.
- The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years; subdivided into eras.
- A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
Examples
- It felt like an eon passed while his opponent pondered their next Scrabble move.
- It’s been eons since we last saw each other.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin aeon, from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, era”).
Synonyms
aeon, age, ages, blue moon, coon's age, crow's age, dog's age, donkey's years, eld, eon, eternity, forever, forever and a day, interim, interlude, interval, lifetime, long haul, long run, meantime, minute, month of Sundays, spell, while, years, yonks
Scrabble Score: 3
eon: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordeon: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
eon: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary