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Eventide vs Nightfall - What's the difference?

eventide | nightfall |

As nouns the difference between eventide and nightfall

is that eventide is {{cx|archaic|poetic|lang=en}} evening while nightfall is the close of the day; the coming of night.

eventide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • evening
    • The mist rises from the lake at eventide.

    nightfall

    English

    Noun

  • The close of the day; the coming of night.

    • Synonyms

    * dusk * evening * sundown * sunset

    Derived terms

    * night-falling

    Related terms

    * smokefall