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The synonyms of “Night” are: dark, nighttime, nox, darkness, hours of darkness, dead of night
Night as a Noun
Definitions of "Night" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “night” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- The darkness of night.
- Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx.
- The period spent sleeping.
- The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside.
- Nightfall.
- The period between afternoon and bedtime; an evening.
- The night as the interval between two days.
- A shortening of nightfall.
- The period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours.
- Darkness.
- A period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom.
- An evening characterized by a particular event or activity.
- The dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit.
- The time between sunset and midnight.
Synonyms of "Night" as a noun (6 Words)
dark | A dark colour or shade especially in a painting. I ll be home before dark. |
darkness | The partial or total absence of light. His lectures dispelled the darkness. |
dead of night | People who are no longer living. |
hours of darkness | Distance measured by the time taken to cover it. |
nighttime | The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside. |
nox | Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx. |
Usage Examples of "Night" as a noun
- Wasn't it a great night out?
- A quiz night.
- He watched television every night.
- A line of watchfires stretched away into the night.
- I had a restless night.
- Supplements per person per night.
- It vanished into the night.
- He was not allowed to go out on weekday nights.
- A moonless night.
- They worked from morning to night.
- The door is always locked at night.
- Three nights later he collapsed.
Associations of "Night" (30 Words)
afternoon | In the afternoon every afternoon. I telephoned this afternoon. |
bedtime | The usual time when someone goes to bed. It was well past her bedtime. |
darken | Tarnish or stain. The abuse darkened the rest of their lives. |
dawn | An opening time period. We got up before dawn. |
day | The part of a day spent working. He was a successful pianist in his day. |
daybreak | The time in the morning when daylight first appears; dawn. She set off at daybreak. |
evening | Prescribed by fashion as suitable for relatively formal social events held in the evening. It was seven o clock in the evening. |
friday | The sixth day of the week; the fifth working day. |
gloaming | Twilight; dusk. Hundreds of lights are already shimmering in the gloaming. |
hour | The distance travelled in one hour. The clock in the sitting room struck the hour. |
meditate | Focus one’s mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation. He went off to meditate on the new idea. |
meditative | Deeply or seriously thoughtful. Meditative techniques. |
midnight | Twelve o’clock at night. Young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight. |
morning | Every morning. The morning papers. |
nightfall | The time of day immediately following sunset. We had to get back by nightfall. |
nocturnal | Belonging to or active during the night. Nocturnal animals are active at night. |
nocturnally | At night. |
noon | Twelve o’clock in the day; midday. The service starts at twelve noon. |
o'clock | According to the clock. |
sunday | United States evangelist (1862-1935. |
sunrise | The daily event of the sun rising above the horizon. An hour before sunrise. |
sunset | Subject (a programme, agency, regulation, etc.) to a legal provision under which it is terminated automatically at the end of a fixed period unless renewed by legislative action. The tax cut will sunset after three years unless lawmakers extend it. |
thursday | The fifth day of the week; the fourth working day. |
tomorrow | The future, especially the near future. Everyone hopes for a better tomorrow. |
tonight | The present or immediately coming night. Are you doing anything tonight. |
tuesday | The third day of the week; the second working day. |
twilight | The period of the evening when twilight is visible between daylight and darkness. In the twilight of the empire. |
wake | Be awake be alert be there. His voice wakes desire in others. |
wednesday | The fourth day of the week; the third working day. |
yesterday | On the day before today. The decision was the result of a meeting late yesterday afternoon. |