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Nightfall: meaning, definitions and examples

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nightfall

 

[ หˆnaษชtfษ”หl ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

time of day

The time in the evening when it starts to get dark

Synonyms

dusk, sundown, twilight

Examples of usage

  • I enjoy taking a walk during nightfall.
  • The stars are visible during nightfall.
Context #2 | Noun

literary

The onset of darkness in the evening

Synonyms

dusk, sundown, twilight

Examples of usage

  • The forest was eerie at nightfall.
  • The castle stood silhouetted against the nightfall.

Translations

Translations of the word "nightfall" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น anoitecer

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเค‚เคงเฅเคฏเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Einbruch der Nacht

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ senja

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ััƒั‚ั–ะฝะบะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zmierzch

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ—ฅๆšฎใ‚Œ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท crรฉpuscule

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ anochecer

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท gece yarฤฑsฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ•ด์งˆ๋…˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุบุฑูˆุจ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ soumrak

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ sรบmrak

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้ป„ๆ˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ mrak

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ kvรถld

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบะตัˆะบั– ะผะตะทะณั–ะป

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒแƒฆแƒแƒ›แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ axลŸam

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ anochecer

Etymology

The word 'nightfall' originated from the combination of 'night' and 'fall'. It has been used in English since the late 18th century to refer to the time of day when darkness begins to occur.

See also: midnight, night, nightclub, nightcrawler, nightingale, nightly, nightmare, nightstick, nighttime, overnight, tonight.