night

noun
/ˈnɑjt/

The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.

Example

“Most animals are awake at day and sleep at night.”

Other meanings

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.
A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.

Synonyms

dark

Example sentences

“I just had another lesson last night.”
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“Who's been calling you late at night?”
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“They lost everything in the fire that night.”
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Word history

From Old English "niht".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “night” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.