NIGHTTIME Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word nighttime. (close relations)
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night | nounn | |||||||
noun • Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom • the period spent sleeping • the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit • darkness • a shortening of nightfall • the time between sunset and midnight | ||||||||
darkness | nounn | |||||||
noun • absence of light or illumination • an unilluminated area • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unenlightened state • having a dark or somber color • a swarthy complexion | ||||||||
dusk | nounn | |||||||
noun • the time of day immediately following sunset verb • become dusk | ||||||||
evening | nounn | |||||||
noun • the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) • a later concluding time period • the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way | ||||||||
gloaming | nounn | |||||||
noun • the time of day immediately following sunset | ||||||||
moonlit | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lighted by moonlight | ||||||||
sundown | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon | ||||||||
twilight | nounn | |||||||
noun • the time of day immediately following sunset • the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth • a condition of decline following successes adjective satellite • lighted by or as if by twilight | ||||||||
dark | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black • (used of color) having a dark hue noun • absence of light or illumination • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unilluminated area • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • an unenlightened state adjective satellite • brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • secret • showing a brooding ill humor • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture • marked by difficulty of style or expression • causing dejection • not giving performances; closed | ||||||||
nocturnal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • belonging to or active during the night • of or relating to or occurring in the night | ||||||||
nighttide | nounn | |||||||
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