night

¹night

noun \ˈnīt\

Definition of NIGHT

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

Examples of NIGHT

1. Who are you calling at this time of night?
2. It's eleven o'clock at night.
3. She and her husband both work at night and sleep during the day.
4. The store's open all night.
5. They were up all night long playing video games.
6. Let's stop for the night and get a hotel.
7. a cold, rainy night in the city
8. I stayed up late five nights in a row.
9. Last night, I had the strangest dream.
10. Spend six nights and seven days on a tropical island in the Caribbean!

Origin of NIGHT

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to NIGHT

Synonyms: dark, darkness, nighttime

Antonyms: day, daytime

Related Words: dusk, evening, gloaming, nightfall, twilight; midnight

Near Antonyms: dawn, daybreak, sunrise, sunup; forenoon, morning; high noon, midday, noon, noonday, noontide, noontime; afternoon

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Other Calendar Terms

antedate, estival, gloaming, luster, sesquicentennial