aeon

Other forms of aeon

plural

aeons·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about aeon

What does aeon mean?

aeon means "(Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in aeon?

aeon has 3 syllables: a-e-on. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for aeon?

Close synonyms include eon, eon, eon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aeon a common word?

aeon is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.