Uk English Meaning of night

night

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Definitions and Meaning of night in English

Wordnet

night (n)

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom

the period spent sleeping

the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit

darkness

a shortening of nightfall

the time between sunset and midnight

Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx

Webster

night (n.)

That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.

Darkness; obscurity; concealment.

Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.

A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night of sorrow.

The period after the close of life; death.

A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems to sleep.

FAQs About the word night

night

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside, a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom, the period spent sleeping, the dark part of t

dark,dusk,evening,midnight,nighttime,darkness,nightfall,twilight,twilight

Dawn,day,daytime,morning,afternoon,daybreak,morning,midday,Midday,sunrise

nighness => closeness, nighly => nightly, nighest => nearest, nigher => nigher, nigh => night,