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View usage for: (naɪtfɔːl) uncountable nounNightfall is the time of day when it starts to get dark. I need to get to Lyon by nightfall. I started work at dawn and returned only at nightfall. Synonyms: evening, sunset, twilight, dusk More Synonyms of nightfall nightfall in British English (ˈnaɪtˌfɔːl) nounthe approach of darkness; dusk nightfall in American English (ˈnaɪtˌfɔl) noun the time in the evening when daylight is last visible; dusk Examples of 'nightfall' in a sentencenightfall Until nightfall it was too dangerous to move.Since nightfall they had been dancing through the town.It was the long wait for nightfall that built up the tension.It shines for an hour a day at nightfall.By nightfall there may be thousands of them deep in the wood, in shelter and safety. Chinese translation of 'nightfall' n (u) -
黄(黃)昏 (huánghūn) at nightfall 在傍晚 (zài bàngwǎn)
- night-time
- nightclub
- nightdress
- nightfall
- nightgown
- nightie
- nightingale
Related terms ofnightfall Definition the approach of darkness We started work at dawn and stopped at nightfall. Synonyms sundown vespers eventide gloaming (Scottish, poetic) eve (archaic) crepuscule evo (Australian, slang) Opposites morning , dawn , dawning , daylight , sunrise , aurora (poetic) , daybreak , cockcrow Additional synonymsDefinition the time just before nightfall when it is almost dark We arrived home at dusk. Synonyms twilight, evening, evo (Australian, slang), nightfall, sunset, dark, sundown, eventide, gloaming (Scottish, poetic) Synonyms twilight, dusk, nightfall, half-light, eventide (archaic) Definition the time at which the sun sets The dance ends at sunset. Synonyms nightfall, dusk, sundown, eventide, gloaming (Scottish, poetic), close of (the) day - nigh
- night
- night and day
- nightfall
- nightingale
- nightly
- nightmare
Additional synonymsDefinition the period in which this light occurs They returned at twilight and set off for the bar. Synonyms dusk, evening, sunset, early evening, nightfall, sundown, gloaming (Scottish, poetic), close of day, evo (Australian, slang) |