Main Entry: ¹night

Pronunciation: \ˈnīt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English niht; akin to Old High German naht night, Latin noct-, nox, Greek nykt-, nyx

Date: before 12th century

1 : the time from dusk to dawn when no sunlight is visible
2 a : an evening or night taken as an occasion or point of time <the opening night> b : an evening set aside for a particular purpose
3 a : the quality or state of being dark b : a condition or period felt to resemble the darkness of night: as (1) : a period of dreary inactivity or affliction (2) : absence of moral values c : the beginning of darkness : nightfall

— night·less \-ləs\ adjective