Antonyms for aeon

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ee-uh n, ee-on

Phonetic Transcription : ˈi ən, ˈi ɒn

Definition of aeon

Origin : 1640s; see eon.

As in period : noun extent of time
As in : noun very long time
As in sempiternity : noun eternity
As in cycle : noun era, phase
As in age : noun a period of time
As in eon : noun an age
As in era : noun time period in history
As in eternity : noun forever
As in generation : noun era; age group

Example sentences :

It seemed as if he had reached sanctuary after an aeon of chaos.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

After what seemed an aeon, they saw that it was daylight outside.
Extract from : « The Call of the Beaver Patrol » by V. T. Sherman

When it was spent, they would rest for aeon, then stir again.
Extract from : « Lewis Rand » by Mary Johnston

For a moment that had to Letty the air of an aeon, Godfrey stood peering.
Extract from : « Mary Marston » by George MacDonald

Eight years have elapsed since that day and this writing—an aeon in this rapidly moving Republic of ours.
Extract from : « A Modern Chronicle, Complete » by Winston Churchill

An aeon might have elapsed since he had walked down the white marble of its aisle toward the crouching figure in the pew.
Extract from : « The Inside of the Cup, Complete » by Winston Churchill

And he says that this world (aeon) was constructed defectively by Dominions and Principalities of evil.
Extract from : « Simon Magus » by George Robert Stow Mead

Don't you remember what happened to the passengers of the Aeon, when that steamer was wrecked on Christmas Island?
Extract from : « By Right of Conquest » by Arthur Hornblow

Given such a culture-hero, the common herd was capable of carrying on more or less mechanically for an aeon or so.
Extract from : « Progress and History » by Various

This victory inaugurates the entrance of the “aeon to come,” in which the faithful Jews would enter their inheritance.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 » by Various

Synonyms for aeon

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