| Main Entry: | night |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part of day after sundown and before sunrise |
Synonyms: |
after dark, after hours, bedtime, before dawn, black*, blackness, dark, dark hours, darkness, dead of night, dim, dusk to dawn, duskiness, evening, eventide, gloom, midnight, nightfall, nighttide, nighttime, obscurity*, pitch dark, twilight, witching hour |
Antonyms: |
day |
| Main Entry: | nocturnal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening at night |
Synonyms: |
after dark, late, night, night-loving, nightly, nighttime |
| Notes: | nocturnal means belonging to or active during the night; diurnal means belonging to or active during the day |