Meaning & use

night

noun·Everyday

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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