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NIGHT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for NIGHT?

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Need another word that means the same as “night”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “night” in this overview.

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Night as a Noun
Definitions of "Night" as a noun
Synonyms of "Night" as a noun (6 Words)
Usage Examples of "Night" as a noun
Associations of "Night" (30 Words)

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.*