Eventide — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻvˈɛntaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪvˈɛntaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪvˈɛntaɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /ᵻvˈɛntaɪd/.

Examples

he enjoyed the evening light across the lake

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eve evening even

Parts of Speech

noun	the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) “he enjoyed the evening light across the lake”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abend

der spätere Teil des Tages (der Zeitraum mit abnehmendem Tageslicht vom späten Nachmittag bis zum Einbruch der Dunkelheit)

🇫🇷French

le soir

la dernière partie de la journée (la période où la lumière du jour diminue de la fin de l'après-midi jusqu'à la tombée de la nuit)

🇪🇸Spanish

recordar

la última parte del día (el período de disminución de la luz del día desde el final de la tarde hasta el anochecer)

🇮🇹Italian

sera

l'ultima parte della giornata (il periodo in cui la luce del giorno diminuisce dal tardo pomeriggio fino al tramonto)

🇳🇱Dutch

avond

het laatste deel van de dag (de periode van afnemend daglicht van laat in de middag tot het vallen van de avond)

🇵🇹Portuguese

entardecer

a última parte do dia (o período de diminuição da luz do dia desde o final da tarde até o anoitecer)

🇷🇺Russian

вечер

вторая половина дня (период уменьшения светового дня с конца дня до наступления темноты)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संध्या

दिन का उत्तरार्ध (दोपहर से लेकर रात होने तक दिन के उजाले में कमी की अवधि)

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘটনা

দিনের শেষের অংশ (বিকালের শেষ থেকে রাত পর্যন্ত দিনের আলো কমার সময়কাল)

🇮🇳Tamil

மாலைநேரம்

நாளின் பிற்பகுதி (பிற்பகல் முதல் இரவு வரை பகல் வெளிச்சம் குறையும் காலம்)

🇮🇳Telugu

సాయంత్రం

రోజు చివరి భాగం (మధ్యాహ్నం నుండి రాత్రి పొద్దుపోయే వరకు పగటి వెలుతురు తగ్గుతుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

घटना

दिवसाचा शेवटचा भाग (दिवसाचा प्रकाश कमी होण्याचा कालावधी दुपारपासून रात्रीपर्यंत)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘટના

દિવસનો ઉત્તરોત્તર ભાગ (મોડી બપોરથી સાંજ સુધી દિવસના પ્રકાશમાં ઘટાડો થવાનો સમયગાળો)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಧ್ಯಾಕಾಲ

ದಿನದ ಕೊನೆಯ ಭಾಗ (ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದಿಂದ ರಾತ್ರಿಯ ತನಕ ಹಗಲು ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುವ ಅವಧಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈകുന്നേരം

പകലിൻ്റെ അവസാന ഭാഗം (ഉച്ചകഴിഞ്ഞ് മുതൽ രാത്രിയാകുന്നത് വരെ പകൽ വെളിച്ചം കുറയുന്ന കാലയളവ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਨਾ

ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਪਿਛਲਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ (ਦੇਰ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਤੋਂ ਰਾਤ ਪੈਣ ਤੱਕ ਦਿਨ ਦੀ ਰੌਸ਼ਨੀ ਘਟਣ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਦ)

🇵🇰Urdu

واقعہ

دن کا آخری حصہ (دن کی روشنی کے کم ہونے کا دورانیہ دوپہر کے آخر سے رات ہونے تک)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

黄昏

一天的后半段（从下午晚些时候到夜幕降临，日照逐渐减少的时期）

🇯🇵Japanese

夕方

一日の後半（午後遅くから夜まで日照時間が減少する期間）

🇰🇷Korean

황혼

오후(늦은 오후부터 해질녘까지 일광이 감소하는 기간)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

buổi tối

phần sau của ngày (khoảng thời gian ánh sáng ban ngày giảm dần từ chiều muộn cho đến khi màn đêm buông xuống)

🇹🇭Thai

ในตอนเย็น

ช่วงหลังของวัน (ช่วงที่แสงกลางวันลดลงตั้งแต่บ่ายแก่ๆ ถึงค่ำ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

malam

bagian akhir hari (periode berkurangnya siang hari dari sore hingga malam hari)

🇵🇭Filipino

gabi

huling bahagi ng araw (ang panahon ng pagbaba ng liwanag ng araw mula hapon hanggang gabi)

🇲🇾Malay

waktu petang

bahagian akhir hari (tempoh berkurangan siang hari dari lewat petang hingga malam)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حدث

الجزء الأخير من النهار (فترة تناقص ضوء النهار من وقت متأخر بعد الظهر حتى حلول الليل)

🇮🇷Persian

شب

قسمت آخر روز (دوره کاهش نور روز از اواخر بعد از ظهر تا شب)

🇹🇷Turkish

akşam vakti

günün ikinci kısmı (öğleden sonradan akşam karanlığına kadar gün ışığının azaldığı dönem)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אירוע

החלק האחרון של היום (התקופה של ירידה באור היום משעות אחר הצהריים המאוחרות ועד רדת הלילה)

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The primary meaning of 'eventide' is 'the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)'.

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Using 'eventide' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'eventide' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'eventide' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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