Nightfall

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  • noun. The approach of darkness; dusk.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The fall of night; the close of the day; evening.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The close of the day; the arrival of the night; the period at and just after dusk.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The close of the day; the coming of night.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the time of day immediately following sunset
  • Word Usage
    "Since, on the Jewish calendar, the day begins at nightfall of the previous evening, we count the omer for tomorrow's date tonight, after nightfall~ ` ~ ""
    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hour  time of day  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    night  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dawn  daybreak  dusk  eventide  midday  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dusk  evening  sundown  sunset