eve meaning and definition

EVE noun

Definition of Eve (noun)

1. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
2. the day before
   • "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"
3. the period immediately before something
   • "on the eve of the French Revolution"
4. the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
   • "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
   • synonyms: even, evening, eventide