Words that rhyme with aeon
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sicilian
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily; "the Sicilian Mafia" n 1: a resident of Sicily -
columbian
adj 1: of or relating to Christopher Columbus -
napkin
n 1: a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing [syn: napkin, table napkin, serviette] 2: garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement [syn: diaper, nappy, napkin] -
abecedarian
adj 1: alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers) n 1: a novice learning the rudiments of some subject 2: a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge -
accordion
n 1: a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player [syn: accordion, piano accordion, squeeze box] -
aeonian
adj 1: of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era) [syn: eonian, aeonian] 2: continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" [syn: ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing] -
agrarian
adj 1: relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities" [syn: agrarian, agricultural, farming(a)] -
alien
adj 1: not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature" [syn: alien, foreign] 2: being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine" [syn: alien, exotic] n 1: a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country [syn: foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander] [ant: citizen] 2: anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found [syn: stranger, alien, unknown] [ant: acquaintance, friend] 3: a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere [syn: extraterrestrial being, extraterrestrial, alien] v 1: transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs" [syn: alien, alienate] 2: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious" [syn: estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect] -
amnion
n 1: thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) [syn: amnion, amniotic sac, amnios] -
amphibian
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia [syn: amphibious, amphibian] n 1: a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water [syn: amphibian, amphibious vehicle] 2: an airplane designed to take off and land on water [syn: amphibian, amphibious aircraft] 3: cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form -
an
n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN] -
antediluvian
adj 1: of or relating to the period before the biblical flood; "antediluvian man" [syn: antediluvian, antediluvial] 2: so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws" [syn: antediluvian, antiquated, archaic] n 1: any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge [syn: antediluvian, antediluvian patriarch] 2: a very old person [syn: ancient, antediluvian] -
antemeridian
adj 1: before noon [ant: postmeridian] -
antinomian
adj 1: relating to or influenced by antinomianism n 1: a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism -
antiquarian
adj 1: of or relating to persons who study or deal in antiques or antiquities 2: of or relating to antiques or antiquities n 1: an expert or collector of antiquities [syn: antiquary, antiquarian, archaist] -
aphelion
n 1: apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun [ant: perihelion] -
apian
adj 1: relating to or having the characteristics of bees -
apiarian
adj 1: relating to bees or beekeeping -
avian
adj 1: pertaining to or characteristic of birds -
awaken
v 1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse] [ant: cause to sleep] 2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken] [ant: dope off, doze off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off] 3: make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts" -
awestricken
adj 1: having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder" [syn: awed, awestruck, awestricken] [ant: unawed] -
bacon
n 1: back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried 2: English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) [syn: Bacon, Roger Bacon] 3: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn: Bacon, Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam, 1st Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans] -
barbarian
adj 1: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild] n 1: a member of an uncivilized people [syn: savage, barbarian] 2: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike] -
barbican
n 1: a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) [syn: barbican, barbacan] -
beckon
v 1: signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably" [syn: beckon, wave] 2: appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned" 3: summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture -
bespoken
adj 1: (of clothing) custom-made [syn: bespoke, bespoken, made-to-order, tailored, tailor-made] 2: pledged to be married; "the engaged couple" [syn: bespoken, betrothed] -
betoken
v 1: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal] 2: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict] -
blacken
v 1: make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" [syn: blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black] [ant: white, whiten] 2: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" [syn: char, blacken, sear, scorch] -
boolean
adj 1: of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT -
bracken
n 1: fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions [syn: bracken, Pteridium esculentum] 2: large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan [syn: bracken, pasture brake, brake, Pteridium aquilinum] -
broken
adj 1: physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken" [ant: unbroken] 2: not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs" [ant: unbroken] 3: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" [syn: broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low] 4: (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts" [syn: broken, unkept] [ant: kept, unbroken] 5: tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in" [syn: broken, broken in] 6: topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground" [syn: broken, rugged] 7: imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English" 8: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn: broken, confused, disordered, upset] 9: weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism" 10: destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family" [syn: broken, wiped out(p), impoverished] 11: out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted" [syn: broken, busted] 12: discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine" 13: lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia" -
caecilian
adj 1: of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae n 1: any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions [syn: caecilian, blindworm] -
callipygian
adj 1: pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks; "the quest for the callipygian ideal" [syn: callipygian, callipygous] -
camion
n 1: a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides [syn: lorry, camion] 2: a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage [syn: dray, camion] -
carrion
n 1: the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food -
centenarian
adj 1: being at least 100 years old n 1: someone who is at least 100 years old -
centurion
n 1: (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers -
cerulean
adj 1: of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather" [syn: azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue] n 1: a light shade of blue [syn: azure, cerulean, sapphire, lazuline, sky-blue] -
chameleon
n 1: a changeable or inconstant person 2: a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa [syn: Chamaeleon, Chameleon] 3: lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue [syn: chameleon, chamaeleon] -
champion
adj 1: holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine" [syn: champion, prizewinning] n 1: someone who has won first place in a competition [syn: champion, champ, title-holder] 2: someone who fights for a cause [syn: champion, fighter, hero, paladin] 3: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend] 4: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz] v 1: protect or fight for as a champion [syn: champion, defend] -
chelonian
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise n 1: a reptile of the order Chelonia [syn: chelonian, chelonian reptile] -
chicken
adj 1: easily frightened [syn: chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow- bellied] n 1: the flesh of a chicken used for food [syn: chicken, poulet, volaille] 2: a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl [syn: chicken, Gallus gallus] 3: a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy [syn: wimp, chicken, crybaby] 4: a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops -
chthonian
adj 1: dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; "nether regions" [syn: chthonian, chthonic, nether] -
circadian
adj 1: of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals; "circadian rhythms" -
clarion
adj 1: loud and clear; "a clarion call" n 1: a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone v 1: blow the clarion 2: proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion -
comedian
n 1: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts [syn: comedian, comic] 2: an actor in a comedy -
criterion
n 1: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" [syn: standard, criterion, measure, touchstone] 2: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" [syn: criterion, standard] -
crocodilian
n 1: extant archosaurian reptile [syn: crocodilian reptile, crocodilian] -
custodian
n 1: one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals [syn: custodian, keeper, steward] -
cyclopean
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling the Cyclops; "Cyclopean eye" -
darken
v 1: become dark or darker; "The sky darkened" [ant: lighten, lighten up] 2: tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name" 3: make dark or darker; "darken a room" [ant: brighten, lighten, lighten up] -
drunken
adj 1: given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentlemen holding each other up"; "sottish behavior" [syn: bibulous, boozy, drunken, sottish] -
durian
n 1: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind [syn: durian, durion, durian tree, Durio zibethinus] 2: huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts -
egalitarian
adj 1: favoring social equality; "a classless society" [syn: classless, egalitarian] n 1: a person who believes in the equality of all people [syn: egalitarian, equalitarian] [ant: elitist] -
empyrean
adj 1: of or relating to the sky or heavens; "the empyrean sphere" [syn: empyrean, empyreal] 2: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn: empyreal, empyrean, sublime] n 1: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin] -
enchiridion
n 1: a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location [syn: handbook, enchiridion, vade mecum] -
eon
n 1: the longest division of geological time [syn: eon, aeon] 2: an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago" [syn: eon, aeon] 3: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe [syn: eon, aeon] -
epicurean
adj 1: of Epicurus or epicureanism; "Epicurean philosophy" 2: devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures" [syn: hedonic, hedonistic, epicurean] 3: displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" [syn: epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous] n 1: a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) [syn: epicure, gourmet, gastronome, bon vivant, epicurean, foodie] -
equalitarian
n 1: a person who believes in the equality of all people [syn: egalitarian, equalitarian] [ant: elitist] -
equestrian
adj 1: of or relating to or composed of knights 2: of or relating to or featuring horseback riding n 1: a man skilled in equitation [syn: horseman, equestrian, horseback rider] -
falcon
n 1: diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight v 1: hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the desert" -
foretoken
n 1: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" [syn: augury, sign, foretoken, preindication] -
galleon
n 1: a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries -
ganglion
n 1: an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons -
gerfalcon
n 1: large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases [syn: gyrfalcon, gerfalcon, Falco rusticolus] -
godforsaken
adj 1: located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places" [syn: godforsaken, waste, wild] -
gorgonian
n 1: corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton [syn: gorgonian, gorgonian coral] -
grammarian
n 1: a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax [syn: grammarian, syntactician] -
guardian
n 1: a person who cares for persons or property [syn: defender, guardian, protector, shielder] -
gyrfalcon
n 1: large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases [syn: gyrfalcon, gerfalcon, Falco rusticolus] -
halcyon
adj 1: idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere" 2: marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" [syn: golden, halcyon, prosperous] n 1: (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher [syn: Alcyone, Halcyon] 2: a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World [syn: Halcyon, genus Halcyon] 3: a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves -
hearken
v 1: listen; used mostly in the imperative [syn: hark, harken, hearken] -
heartbroken
adj 1: full of sorrow [syn: brokenhearted, heartbroken, heartsick] -
helicon
n 1: a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician [syn: helicon, bombardon] -
historian
n 1: a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it [syn: historian, historiographer] -
humanitarian
adj 1: marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" [syn: human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanistic, humanitarian] 2: of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism; "humanitarian aid" n 1: someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms [syn: humanitarian, do-gooder, improver] 2: an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans [syn: humanist, humanitarian] -
hurricane
n 1: a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale) -
hyperborean
n 1: (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind -
isthmian
adj 1: of or relating to or forming an isthmus -
lacertilian
adj 1: of or relating to lizards [syn: saurian, lacertilian] -
lesbian
adj 1: of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman [syn: lesbian, sapphic] n 1: a female homosexual [syn: lesbian, tribade, gay woman] 2: a resident of Lesbos -
lexicon
n 1: a language user's knowledge of words [syn: vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexicon] 2: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them [syn: dictionary, lexicon] -
libertarian
n 1: an advocate of libertarianism 2: someone who believes the doctrine of free will [ant: necessitarian] -
librarian
n 1: a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services [syn: librarian, bibliothec] -
lichen
n 1: any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks 2: any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc. -
lien
n 1: the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged 2: a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses [syn: spleen, lien] -
liken
v 1: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" [syn: compare, liken, equate] -
mammalian
adj 1: of or relating to the class Mammalia n 1: any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk [syn: mammal, mammalian] -
median
adj 1: relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000" [syn: median(a), average] 2: dividing an animal into right and left halves [syn: medial, median] 3: relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle [syn: median, medial] n 1: the value below which 50% of the cases fall [syn: median, median value] -
meridian
adj 1: of or happening at noon; "meridian hour" 2: being at the best stage of development; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning [syn: prime, meridian] n 1: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top] 2: a town in eastern Mississippi 3: an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude" [syn: meridian, line of longitude] -
millenarian
adj 1: relating to or believing in the millennium of peace and happiness [syn: millenarian, chiliastic] n 1: a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity) [syn: millenarian, millenarist, chiliast] -
mistaken
adj 1: wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity" [syn: misguided, mistaken] 2: arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation" [syn: false, mistaken] -
neon
n 1: a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts [syn: neon, Ne, atomic number 10] -
nickelodeon
n 1: a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin [syn: jukebox, nickelodeon] -
nonagenarian
adj 1: being from 90 to 99 years old; "the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home" n 1: someone whose age is in the nineties -
oaken
adj 1: consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree; "a solid oak table"; "the old oaken bucket" -
oblivion
n 1: the state of being disregarded or forgotten [syn: oblivion, limbo] 2: total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep" [syn: obliviousness, oblivion] -
obsidian
n 1: acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces -
octogenarian
adj 1: being from 80 to 89 years old n 1: someone whose age is in the eighties -
ophidian
n 1: limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous [syn: snake, serpent, ophidian]
See also aeon definition and aeon synonyms
