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age vs eon

eon vs age

age and eon both are nouns.

age is a verb but eon is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
age Yes No Yes No
eon Yes No No No
As nouns, eon is a hyponym of age; that is, eon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than age:
  • age: a prolonged period of time
  • eon: an immeasurably long period of time
Other hyponyms of age include month of Sundays, aeon, blue moon, year dot.
age (noun) eon (noun)
how long something has existed (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises an immeasurably long period of time
a late time of life the longest division of geological time
an era of history having some distinctive feature
a prolonged period of time
age (verb) eon (verb)
grow old or older
begin to seem older; get older
make older
Difference between age and eon

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