The middle of the night; spec. (now the usual sense) 12 o'clock at night.

The middle of the night; midnight.

In extended use: the middle of the night; (also) the position of the moon at midnight. Cf. noon, n. 4. Obsolete. rare.

The time of night corresponding to midday; midnight. Frequently in (the) noon of night. Cf. noontide, n. 2.

Usually with the. Midnight, with reference to the belief that witches are active and supernatural occurrences take place at that time. More…

any of the late hours of the day denoted by large numbers, esp. midnight; cf. small hours at small, adj. n.2compounds 4.

An instance or occurrence of midnight.

midnight.

The hour from which a new cycle of time is measured; spec. midnight, as the beginning of the day.