night
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.
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 about night
night and day, : Also day and night .
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.
Origin of night
1Other words from night
- nightless, adjective
- night·less·ly, adverb
- nightlike, adjective
Words that may be confused with night
- knight, night
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How to use night in a sentence
night-day, sunshine-shadow, heat-cold, storm-calm; these were his life.
The Chalice Of Courage | Cyrus Townsend BradyO strange transformd sight,When princes make night day, the day their night!
The Works of John Marston | John Marston
British Dictionary definitions for night
/ (naɪt) /
the period of darkness each 24 hours between sunset and sunrise, as distinct from day
(modifier) of, occurring, working, etc, at night: a night nurse
the occurrence of this period considered as a unit: four nights later they left
the period between sunset and retiring to bed; evening
the time between bedtime and morning: she spent the night alone
the weather conditions of the night: a 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 it to go out and celebrate for most of the night
night and day continually: that baby cries night and day
Origin of night
1Other words from night
- Related adjective: nocturnal
Derived forms of night
- nightless, adjective
- nightlike, adjective
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Other Idioms and Phrases with night
In addition to the idioms beginning with night
- night and day
- night owl
also see:
- black as night
- call it a day (night)
- dead of (night)
- different as night and day
- good night
- make a day (night) of it
- ships that pass in the night
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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