eve

eve

noun \ˈēv\

Definition of EVE

1

: evening

2

: the evening or the day before a special day

3

: the period immediately preceding

Examples of EVE

1. <from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land>

Origin of EVE

Middle English eve, even

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to EVE

Synonyms: crepuscule (or crepuscle), dusk, evenfall, evening, eventide, gloaming, night, nightfall, sundown, sunset, twilight

Antonyms: aurora, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, daylight, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup

Related Words: dark, darkness, nighttime

Near Antonyms: day, daytime, light; forenoon

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Rhymes with EVE

breve, cleave, eave, Eve, greave, grieve, heave, leave, lief, peeve, reave, reeve, reive, scrieve, sheave, sleeve, steeve, thieve, weave