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noun

ˈnīt How to pronounce night (audio)
Definition of nightnext
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as in midnight
the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight loved to sit outside at night and watch the stars

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as in dark
a time or place of little or no light snuck out of town under the cover of night

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as in evening
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness we waited until night to begin lighting the candles in the windows

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night

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adjective

as in nocturnal
of, relating to, or occurring in the night took a night flight out to the coast

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Recent Examples of night
Noun
One of the most fun celebrations in baseball may have just helped the Los Angeles Angels break a 100-plus-game streak Monday night. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026 Data centers The biggest policy divide of the night came on a question about data centers. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Adjective
Both of the hotel brand's overwater-bungalow resorts in the Maldives, Soneva Fushi and Soneva Jani, are launchpads for day cruises or longer, multi-night sailings. — Chrissie McClatchie, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2022 Including those multi-night runs, the total number of shows scheduled for summer 2023 comes to 27. — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for night
Recent Examples of Synonyms for night
  1. midnight
  2. dark
  3. evening
  4. nocturnal
  5. nighttime
  6. dusk
  7. sunset
  8. shadows
Noun
  • At the Yankee Stadium shows, the band was right in the pocket for all three nights, including the concluding concert that started past midnight and stretched until almost three in the morning.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • Campaign reports for the quarter ended June 30, which were due at the Federal Election Commission by midnight Wednesday and later posted online, show mixed results for the candidates.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
Definition of midnight
Noun
  • Each person’s light-dark exposure also differs depending on habits and location, which makes timing the biological clock difficult to measure precisely.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
  • Open areas around Wolfe Lake and Chignecto Campground provide good visibility toward the southwest during the eclipse, while the surrounding dark-sky corridor supports decent Perseid observing conditions after dark.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of dark
Noun
  • After letting go of the minor, Schmidt yelled at both his parents and Pambianchi for the remainder of the evening, aggressively getting into Pambianchi's face multiple times.
    — Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2026
  • The potential path is long and demanding, starting with the visit of Pyunik on Wednesday evening for a first qualifying round clash that will see the winners take on either Northern Ireland’s Glentoran or Latvian side Riga.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of evening
Adjective
  • The lyrics take cues from electroclash’s nocturnal storytelling, while the production mixes screeching brostep, hyperpop, hard techno, and UKG.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
  • Keeping Lights on All Night Fireflies need plenty of dark to put on their nocturnal light show and attract the mates needed to produce the next generation of fireflies.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026
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  • The Wyze camera offers its Starlight Sensor that records low-light nighttime video in vivid color while the Blink registers in black and white.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • The park also spent months working with the Coastal Commission on its permit to undertake nighttime drone shows this year.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
Definition of nighttime
Noun
  • What’s Next In The Night Sky Over the next four weeks, the moon continues to wax, culminating in the rise — during dusk — of the full Buck Moon on July 29.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This ring, traversing the sky for hours after dusk and before dawn, would outshine every star and planet, and be visible from every spot on Earth.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of dusk
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  • When And Where To Look The sight of a crescent moon and Venus will be on display low in the west, as seen from mid-north latitudes, from about 45 minutes after sunset for about an hour.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • For a perfect Meredith day, kayak to nearby Stonedam Island and back, then go for a sunset dinner cruise on the historic M/S Mount Washington.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Definition of sunset
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  • But out of the shadows emerges a former soldier known only as Berry, who starts building a secret resistance network.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • Blume’s unobtrusive handiwork lifts Show Me the Body out of the shadows without sun-bleaching their craggy exterior.
    — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
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“Night.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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