Night — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈaɪt/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈaɪt/.

Examples

I had a restless night
three nights later he collapsed
it vanished into the night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dark Nox nighttime

Antonyms

day

Parts of Speech

noun	the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
noun	a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
noun	the period spent sleeping “I had a restless night”
noun	the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit “three nights later he collapsed”
noun	darkness “it vanished into the night”
noun	a shortening of nightfall “they worked from morning to night”
noun	the time between sunset and midnight “he watched television every night”
noun	Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx

Word Forms

nightly

adjective

happening every night

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nacht

die Zeit nach Sonnenuntergang und vor Sonnenaufgang, wenn es draußen dunkel ist

🇫🇷French

nuit

le temps après le coucher du soleil et avant le lever du soleil lorsqu'il fait sombre dehors

🇪🇸Spanish

noche

el tiempo después del atardecer y antes del amanecer mientras afuera está oscuro

🇮🇹Italian

notte

il tempo dopo il tramonto e prima dell'alba mentre fuori è buio

🇳🇱Dutch

nacht

de tijd na zonsondergang en vóór zonsopgang terwijl het buiten donker is

🇵🇹Portuguese

noite

o tempo após o pôr do sol e antes do nascer do sol enquanto está escuro lá fora

🇷🇺Russian

ночь

время после захода солнца и перед восходом солнца, пока на улице темно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रात

सूर्यास्त के बाद और सूर्योदय से पहले का समय जबकि बाहर अंधेरा है

🇧🇩Bengali

রাত

সূর্যাস্তের পরে এবং সূর্যোদয়ের আগে যখন বাইরে অন্ধকার থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

இரவு

சூரிய அஸ்தமனத்திற்குப் பின் மற்றும் சூரிய உதயத்திற்கு முன் வெளியில் இருட்டாக இருக்கும் நேரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

రాత్రి

సూర్యాస్తమయం తర్వాత మరియు సూర్యోదయానికి ముందు సమయం బయట చీకటిగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

रात्री

सूर्यास्तानंतरची आणि सूर्योदयापूर्वीची वेळ जेव्हा बाहेर अंधार असतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

રાત

સૂર્યાસ્ત પછી અને સૂર્યોદય પહેલાનો સમય જ્યારે બહાર અંધારું હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಾತ್ರಿ

ಸೂರ್ಯಾಸ್ತದ ನಂತರದ ಸಮಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸೂರ್ಯೋದಯಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಂಚೆ ಅದು ಹೊರಗೆ ಕತ್ತಲೆಯಾಗಿರುವಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രാത്രി

സൂര്യാസ്തമയത്തിനു ശേഷമുള്ള സമയം, സൂര്യോദയത്തിനു മുമ്പുള്ള സമയം പുറത്ത് ഇരുട്ടാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਾਤ

ਸੂਰਜ ਡੁੱਬਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਅਤੇ ਸੂਰਜ ਚੜ੍ਹਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਜਦੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਹਨੇਰਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رات

غروب آفتاب کے بعد اور طلوع آفتاب سے پہلے کا وقت جب کہ باہر اندھیرا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

夜晚

日落之后和日出之前外面天黑的时间

🇯🇵Japanese

夜

日没後から日の出前の外が暗い時間帯

🇰🇷Korean

밤

해가 진 후 해가 뜨기 전 밖이 어두울 때

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đêm

thời gian sau khi mặt trời lặn và trước khi mặt trời mọc khi bên ngoài trời còn tối

🇹🇭Thai

กลางคืน

เวลาหลังพระอาทิตย์ตกและก่อนพระอาทิตย์ขึ้นในขณะที่ข้างนอกมืด

🇮🇩Indonesian

malam

waktu setelah matahari terbenam dan sebelum matahari terbit saat di luar gelap

🇵🇭Filipino

gabi

ang oras pagkatapos ng paglubog ng araw at bago ang pagsikat ng araw habang madilim sa labas

🇲🇾Malay

malam

waktu selepas matahari terbenam dan sebelum matahari terbit manakala di luar gelap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ليلة

الوقت بعد غروب الشمس وقبل شروق الشمس بينما يكون الظلام في الخارج

🇮🇷Persian

شب

زمان بعد از غروب آفتاب و قبل از طلوع آفتاب در حالی که هوا تاریک است

🇹🇷Turkish

gece

dışarısı karanlıkken gün batımından sonraki ve gün doğumundan önceki zaman

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַיְלָה

הזמן שלאחר השקיעה ולפני הזריחה כשחושך בחוץ

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What is the primary definition of the word 'night'?

The primary meaning of 'night' is 'the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'night' in a grammatically correct way?

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

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

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

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