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- Dictionarynight/nīt/
noun
- 1. the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; the time from sunset to sunrise: "a moonless night"
- 2. the period of time 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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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.
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?
Night refers to the time of day between sunset and sunrise. The word night can also refer to the darkness that accompanies this period or an evening reserved for a certain event. Night can also be used as an adjective to describe something that happens at night.
At the end of the day, when the sun goes down and the world gets dark, it's night. If you work at night, you have to get used to sleeping in the middle of the day.
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.
Definition of night noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. night. noun. /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.
an evening spent away from home doing something enjoyable: a night out at the theatre. Good night. You say 'Good night' to someone who is going to bed: Good night, sleep well. See also. the dead of night/winter.
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.
: the time of darkness between one day and the next : the part of the day when no light from the sun can be seen and most people and animals sleep. [noncount] Who are you calling at this time of night? It's eleven o'clock at night. She and her husband both work at night and sleep during the day. [+] more examples.
