What is another word for hadean?

Pronunciation: [he͡ɪdˈi͡ən] (IPA)

Hadean, a term used to describe the earliest eon in Earth's history, can be replaced with several synonyms. For instance, it can be substituted with Pre-Cambrian, an era that began 4.5 billion years ago before life emerged, and spans to about 541 million years. Archean is also a suitable synonym for Hadean, as it represents the era when the first life forms emerged on Earth. Similarly, it can be replaced with the term Precambrian rocks, which refers to the rocks formed during this earliest period of Earth's history. These synonyms can be used interchangeably to describe the early stages of life on Earth, by geologists, scientists, and historians alike.

Synonyms for Hadean:

What are the hypernyms for Hadean?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    Primitive Earth, The Early Earth, geologic time period, prehistoric era.

What are the antonyms for Hadean?

Usage examples for Hadean

Meantime the moon through slips of driving cloud Came forth, and glanced athwart the seas a path Of dusky splendour, like the hadean brows, When with Elysian passion they behold Persephone's complacent hueless cheeks.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith
In one place there was a hadean town called Nonoa, or Bound, where all the spirits were dumb, and could only "beat their breasts," expressive of their love to one another.
"Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before"
George Turner
Every court and alley whispers of books and of the making of books: forms of type, trundled noisily on trolleys by ink-smeared boys, salute the wayfarer at odd corners; piles of strawboard, rolls or bales of paper, drums of printing-ink or roller composition stand on the pavement outside dark entries; basement windows give glimpses into hadean caverns tenanted by legions of printer's devils; and the very air is charged with the hum of press and with odors of glue and paste and oil.
"The Eye of Osiris"
R. Austin Freeman

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