nighttime

[ nahyt-tahym ]
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noun
  1. the time between evening and morning.

adjective
  1. occurring, done, presented, etc., during the night, especially the hours before midnight.

Origin of nighttime

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at night, time

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How to use nighttime in a sentence

  • What right had any one to know even what picture of Pauline burned upon his wall in the night-time?

    Plashers Mead | Compton Mackenzie
  • I do not believe in ghosts, but yet at night-time I own to being somewhat apprehensive of their appearance.

  • Till night-time Litvinov did not leave his room; God knows whether he was expecting anything.

    Smoke | Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich

British Dictionary definitions for night-time

night-time

noun
    • the time from sunset to sunrise; night as distinct from day

    • (as modifier): a night-time prowler

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