Thesaurus:period

Thesaurus

period

English

Noun

Sense: a length of time

Synonyms

• duration
• interval
• period
• period of time
• tide
• time    [⇒ thesaurus]
• time interval
• time period
• timespan
• space
• span
• stound

Hyponyms

• second
• minute
• hour
• day    [⇒ thesaurus]
• night
• week
• halfmonth
• fortnight
• month    [⇒ thesaurus]
• quarter
• trimester
• semester
• year    [⇒ thesaurus]
• biennium
• triennium
• quadrennium
• quinquennium
• sexennium
• septennium
• octennium
• novennium
• decade
• decennium
• century
• lifetime
• millennium
• geological period    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• uncertain period    [⇒ thesaurus]
• moment    [⇒ thesaurus]
• eon    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• interregnum
• leave of absence
• tour of duty (military)

Class

• chrononym

See also

• Thesaurus:era

Further reading

• “108. period” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “period” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.