What is the difference between evening and night?
evening | night | Synonyms |
The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.
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, title= The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.
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*:At half-past nine on this Saturday evening', the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every ' evening , for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
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, section=chapter 2, title= (lb) A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.
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(lb) The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
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*:The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.
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, volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= (lb) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
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*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= (lb) A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a hotel or other accommodation.
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(lb) Nightfall.
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(lb) Darkness.
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(lb) A dark blue colour, midnight blue.
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A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.
To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
*2008 , Richard F. Burton, Arabian Nights, in 16 volumes , p.284:
*:"So I took seat and ate somewhat of my vivers, my horse also feeding upon his fodder, and we nighted in that spot and next morning I set out."
Night is a synonym of evening.
Night is a antonym of evening.
As nouns the difference between evening and night
is that evening is the time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark while night is the period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.As verbs the difference between evening and night
is that evening is present participle of lang=en while night is to spend a night (in a place), to overnight.As an interjection night is
short for good night.As a proper noun Night is
the goddess of the night in Heathenry.evening
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ), corresponding to '' + ''-ing .Noun
(en noun)Geothermal Energy, volume=101, issue=4, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.}}
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.}}
Derived terms
* evening dress * evening gown * evening grosbeak * evening prayer * evening primrose * evening star * evening trumpet flower * eveningwear * evening wrap * good evening * this eveningSee also
*Etymology 2
Inflected forms.Verb
(head)night
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(wikipedia night)Alternative forms
* nite (informal)Noun
Ian Sample
Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains, passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
