night

night · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

  2. 2.

    The period from evening to bedtime.

  3. 3.

    A particular evening designated for an activity.

  4. 4.

    Darkness or a period of gloom or distress.

Forms

plural: nights

Related words

Antonyms: day, daylight, daytime
See also: dark, day, evening
Synonyms: dark, evening, nighttime

Etymology

From Old English "niht, neaht," from Proto-Germanic "nahts," from Proto-Indo-European "nokwts." Cognate with Latin "nox" (genitive "noctis"), Greek "nyx," and German "Nacht."