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eonian

Pronunciation: /iˈoʊniən/

The English word “eonian” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to an eon
  2. eon-long, everlasting

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰώνιος (aiṓnios, “lasting for an age; perpetual; eternal”) + -an, the former from αἰών (aiṓn, “lifetime; aeon; age; generation”) (whence also eon, aeon) + -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).

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