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Meaning
Noun
●
The
period
between
sunset
and
sunrise
, when a
location
faces
far away
from the
sun
, thus when the
sky
is dark.
●
In Astronomy:
The
period
of
darkness
beginning
at the
end of
evening
astronomical twilight
when the
sun
is 18
degrees
below the
horizon
, and
ending
at the
beginning
of
morning
astronomical twilight
.
●
In Law, Time & Times of day:
A
period of time
often
defined
in the
legal system
as
beginning
30
minutes
after
sunset
, and
ending
30
minutes
before sunrise.
●
An
evening
or
night
spent
at a particular activity.
●
A
night
(and part of the
days
before and after it)
spent
in a place
away
from home
, e.g. a hotel.
●
Nightfall.
●
In Night:
Darkness (due to it being nighttime).
●
A
dark blue
colour
,
midnight
blue
.
●
In Sports:
A night's
worth
of
competitions
,
generally
one game.
Intj
●
Ellipsis of good night.
Verb
●
To
spend
a
night
(in a place), to overnight.
Name
●
The 92nd
sura
(chapter) of the Qur'an.
●
The
goddess
of the
night
in Heathenry.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
night
English
night
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Evening
Dark
Blackness
Darkness
Gloom
Obscurity
Shadow
Nighttime
Dusk
Nightfall
Sundown
Sunset
Nite
Sleep
Nocturnal
Good Night
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Antonyms
Day
Daytime
Brightness
Daylight
Light
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Friday
Season
Day
Dinner
Sunday
Winter
Lunchtime
Weekend
Saturday
Afternoon
Hour
Session
Month
Summer
Meal
Evenings
Scene
Time
Holiday
Festival
Week
Moment
Thursday
Story
Wedding
Twilight
Celebration
Event
Feast
Daytime
Trip
Show
Tour
Girl
Venue
Days
Storm
Concert
Song
Occasion
Thanksgiving
Dark
Outing
Vacation
The Day
Long Weekend
Full Moon
New Year'S Eve
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Rhymes
Site
Byte
Bite
Cite
Nite
Kite
Lite
Wite
Mite
Rite
Eyot
Shite
Slite
Quite
Tryte
Light
Drite
Pight
Flite
Hight
Tight
Unite
Dight
Bight
Might
Right
Fight
Write
Sight
Night
Smite
Wight
Blite
Twite
Spite
White
Trite
Blight
Adight
Sprite
Thwite
Invite
Alight
Indict
Plight
Sprite
Slight
Fright
Wright
Ignite
Hilite
Dright
Flight
Tonite
Aright
Knight
Bright
Knight
Height
Excite
Indite
Rewrite
Benight
Bewrite
Requite
Tonight
Relight
Alright
Sleight
Uptight
Despite
Delight
Bedight
Contrite
Misdight
Parasite
Daylight
Impolite
Disunite
Epidosite
Overnight
Swartzite
Highlight
Overdight
A Mite
Widow'S Mite
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