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Nightfall

noun/nˈaɪtfɔːl/
Definition
the time of day immediately following sunset
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/nˈaɪtfɔːl/
🇬🇧British English
/nˈaɪtfɔːl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/nˈaɪtfɔːl/
2 syllables Say it as /nˈaɪtfɔːl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe time of day immediately following sunset
“he loved the twilight”
Word Forms
duskyadjectivelighted by or as if by twilight; -Henry Fielding
crepuscularadjectivelike twilight; dim
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Einbruch der Dunkelheit
die Tageszeit unmittelbar nach Sonnenuntergang
🇫🇷French
tombée de la nuit
l'heure de la journée qui suit immédiatement le coucher du soleil
🇪🇸Spanish
anochecer
la hora del día inmediatamente después del atardecer
🇮🇹Italian
crepuscolo
l'ora del giorno immediatamente successiva al tramonto
🇳🇱Dutch
vallen van de avond
het tijdstip van de dag onmiddellijk na zonsondergang
🇵🇹Portuguese
anoitecer
a hora do dia imediatamente após o pôr do sol
🇷🇺Russian
наступление ночи
время суток сразу после захода солнца
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सांझ
सूर्यास्त के तुरंत बाद दिन का समय
🇧🇩Bengali
রাত
সূর্যাস্তের পরপরই দিনের সময়
🇮🇳Tamil
இரவு
சூரிய அஸ்தமனத்திற்கு அடுத்த நாளின் நேரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
రాత్రివేళ
సూర్యాస్తమయం తరువాత వెంటనే రోజు సమయం
🇮🇳Marathi
रात्री
सूर्यास्तानंतर लगेचच दिवसाची वेळ
🇮🇳Gujarati
સાંજ પડવી
સૂર્યાસ્ત પછી તરત જ દિવસનો સમય
🇮🇳Kannada
ರಾತ್ರಿ
ಸೂರ್ಯಾಸ್ತದ ನಂತರ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ದಿನದ ಸಮಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
രാത്രി
സൂര്യാസ്തമയത്തിന് തൊട്ടുപിന്നാലെ പകൽ സമയം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰਾਤ
ਸੂਰਜ ਡੁੱਬਣ ਤੋਂ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਬਾਅਦ ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
رات
غروب آفتاب کے فوراً بعد دن کا وقت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
黄昏
日落之后的一天中的时间
🇯🇵Japanese
日暮れ
日没直後の時刻
🇰🇷Korean
해질녘
일몰 직후의 시간
🇻🇳Vietnamese
màn đêm buông xuống
thời gian trong ngày ngay sau khi mặt trời lặn
🇹🇭Thai
ค่ำ
เวลาของวันทันทีหลังพระอาทิตย์ตก
🇮🇩Indonesian
senja
waktu hari segera setelah matahari terbenam
🇵🇭Filipino
gabi na
ang oras ng araw kaagad pagkatapos ng paglubog ng araw
🇲🇾Malay
waktu malam
waktu hari sejurus selepas matahari terbenam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حلول الظلام
الوقت من اليوم الذي يلي غروب الشمس مباشرة
🇮🇷Persian
شب
زمان روز بلافاصله پس از غروب آفتاب
🇹🇷Turkish
akşam karanlığı
gün batımından hemen sonraki saat
🇮🇱Hebrew
רֶדַת הַחֲשֵׁכָה
השעה ביום מיד לאחר השקיעה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'nightfall'?
The primary meaning of 'nightfall' is 'the time of day immediately following sunset'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'nightfall' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'nightfall' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'nightfall' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'nightfall' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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