the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
the beginning of this period; nightfall.
the darkness of night; the dark.
a condition or time of obscurity, ignorance, sinfulness, misfortune, etc.: the long night of European history known as the Dark Ages.
(sometimes initial capital letter) an evening used or set aside for a particular event, celebration, or other special purpose: a night on the town; poker night; New Year's Night.
adjective
of or relating to night: the night hours.
occurring, appearing, or seen at night: a night raid; a night bloomer.
used or designed to be used at night: to take a night coach; the night entrance.
working at night: night nurse; the night shift.
active at night: the night feeders of the jungle.
Idioms for night
night and day,
unceasingly; continually: She worked night and day until the job was done.
a complete difference; completely different: The improvement in her grades after tutoring was like night and day.
Also day and night .
Origin of night
before 900; Middle English; Old English niht, neaht, cognate with German Nacht,Gothic nahts,Latin nox (stem noct-), Greek nýx (stem nykt-)
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I met the Ohio statesman one morning at breakfast, after hearing him the night before.
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I shall only forge at night; and the building is out of the world, and wedged in, out of sight, between two bleak hills.
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Then he paid some buksheesh (reward) to the night watchman and came home.
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She moaned and wept and refused all comfort, until one night she closed her eyes on the world which had been so harsh and bitter.
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British Dictionary definitions for night
night
/ (naɪt) /
noun
the period of darkness each 24 hours between sunset and sunrise, as distinct from day
(modifier)of, occurring, working, etc, at nighta night nurse
the occurrence of this period considered as a unitfour nights later they left
the period between sunset and retiring to bed; evening
the time between bedtime and morningshe spent the night alone
the weather conditions of the nighta clear night
the activity or experience of a person during a night
(sometimes capital)any evening designated for a special observance or function
nightfall or dusk
a state or period of gloom, ignorance, etc
make a night of itto go out and celebrate for most of the night
night and daycontinuallythat baby cries night and day
Other words from night
Related adjective: nocturnal
Derived forms of night
nightless, adjectivenightlike, adjective
Word Origin for night
Old English niht; compare Dutch nacht, Latin nox, Greek nux