night meaning and definition

NIGHT noun

Definition of night (noun)

1. the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
   • synonyms: dark, nighttime
   • antonym: day
2. a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
3. the period spent sleeping
   • "I had a restless night"
4. the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
   • "three nights later he collapsed"
5. darkness
   • "it vanished into the night"
6. a shortening of nightfall
   • "they worked from morning to night"
7. the time between sunset and midnight
   • "he watched television every night"
8. Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
   • synonyms: Nox