weeknight

noun

week·​night ˈwēk-ˌnīt How to pronounce weeknight (audio)
: a weekday night

Examples of weeknight in a Sentence

The news is on every weeknight at 10 p.m. Her parents don't want her to be out that late on a weeknight.
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Most couples cultivate shared meaning with traditional rituals, like Sunday morning coffee together, annual vacations or cooking dinner together on a specific weeknight every week. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 Make this family-friendly casserole on Sunday night, and you'll be set with leftovers everyone will actually want to eat on a busy weeknight a few days later. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 24 May 2026 This sheet pan recipe is great for a weeknight. Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2026 Still, the nearly seven million viewer figure is the best ever for a weeknight edition of the program during Colbert’s run. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for weeknight

Word History

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weeknight was in 1782

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“Weeknight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weeknight. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

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