midnight
[ mid-nahyt ]
noun
the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
adjective
of or relating to midnight.
resembling midnight, as in darkness.
Idioms about midnight
burn the midnight oil, to study or work far into the night: After months of burning the midnight oil, he really needed a vacation.
Origin of midnight
1Other words from midnight
- midnightly, adjective, adverb
- post·mid·night, adjective
- pre·mid·night, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for midnight
midnight
/ (ˈmɪdˌnaɪt) /
noun
the middle of the night; 12 o'clock at night
(as modifier): the midnight hour
burn the midnight oil to work or study late into the night
Derived forms of midnight
- midnightly, adjective, adverb
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