nightfall

Noun

Meaning

The close of the day.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dusk twilight fall evening sunset sundown gloaming gloam crepuscule evenfall crepuscle eve leal vesper black
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Antonyms

aurora sunbeam dawn alb morn dayspring
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Hypernyms

hour time of day

Hyponyms

night

Related terms

smokefall darkfall

Phrases with the word

come nightfall from dawn until nightfall by nightfall nightfall dragon this nightfall

Examples

he loved the twilight Source: Internet

they finished before the fall of night Source: Internet

After about six hours on foot, I arrived at a police outpost with the shadows of nightfall already setting in. My documents were checked again and I received a badly needed glass of water from one of the police officers. Source: Internet

At the conclusion of Shabbat at nightfall, after the appearance of three stars in the sky, the havdalah blessings are recited over a cup of wine, and with the use of fragrant spices and a candle, usually braided. Source: Internet

By nightfall of D-Day, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division was slated to have captured the high ground west of Caen, the Bayeux–Caen railway line, and the seaside towns of Courseulles, Bernières, Saint-Aubin and Bény-sur-Mer. Source: Internet

At nightfall the Portland Observatory and adjacent buildings atop Munjoy Hill – then surrounded by grassy slopes – were illuminated. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nighter nightertale nightery nightfall dragon nightfaring nightfear