Meaning & use
night
The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
See it in a sentence
We drove through the night to reach the coast by morning.
The city looks completely different at night, lit up with neon signs.
A note on using this word
Night can also mean a specific evening set aside for an event, as in 'movie night' or 'opening night'.
Words with a similar meaning
nighttime
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
daydaytime
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