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- Dictionarynight/nʌɪt/
noun
- 1. the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours: "a moonless night"
- 2. the period between afternoon and bedtime; an evening: "he was not allowed to go out on weekday nights"
exclamation
- 1. short for goodnight informal
adverb
- 1. during the night; at night: informal North American "investments that won't keep us awake nights with worry"
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the period of time between the late afternoon and going to bed; the evening: Let's go out on Saturday night. We've eaten out every night this week. She's a singer in a bar by night and a secretary by day. [ S ] the evening on which a special event happens: When's the last night of your show?
1. : the time from dusk to dawn when no sunlight is visible. The store is open all night. 2. a. : an evening or night taken as an occasion or point of time. the opening night. b. : an evening set aside for a particular purpose.
noun. /naɪt/. /naɪt/. [uncountable, countable] Idioms. the time between one day and the next when it is dark, when people usually sleep. at night These animals only come out at night. by night They sleep by day and hunt by night.
NIGHT definition: 1. the time in every 24 hours when it is dark and people usually sleep: 2. the period from the…. Learn more.
Definitions of night. noun. the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside. synonyms: dark, nighttime. see more. noun. the time between sunset and midnight. “he watched television every night ” see more. noun. the period spent sleeping. “I had a restless night ” see more. noun.
The night is the part of each period of twenty-four hours when it is dark outside, especially the time when most people are sleeping.
1. a. The period between sunset and sunrise, especially the hours of darkness. b. This period considered as a unit of time: for two nights running. c. This period considered from its conditions: a rainy night. 2. The period between dusk and midnight of a given day: either late Thursday night or early Friday morning. 3. a.
Definition of night noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 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.
noun. The period from sunset to sunrise. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. This period considered as a unit of time. For two nights running. American Heritage. This period considered from its conditions. A rainy night. American Heritage. The period between dusk and midnight of a given day. Either late Thursday night or early Friday morning.
