Synonyms Examples Word Origin
in or during the evening regularly: She worked days and studied evenings. Show More
Origin of evenings First recorded in 1865–80
the latter part of the day and early part of the night. the period from sunset to bedtime: He spent the evenings reading. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. the time between noon and sunset, including the afternoon and twilight. any concluding or declining period: the evening of life. an evening's reception or entertainment: Their evenings at home were attended by the socially prominent. Show More
of or relating to evening: The evening sky shone with stars. occurring or seen in the evening: the evening mist. Show More
Origin of evening before 1000; Middle English; Old English ǣfnung, equivalent to ǣfn(ian ) draw toward evening + -ung noun suffix
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Related Words for evenings even ,
decline ,
dim ,
dusk ,
eve ,
dark ,
nightfall ,
sundown ,
eventide ,
close ,
twilight ,
sunset ,
duskiness ,
black Examples from the Web for evenings Contemporary Examples of evenings Patrick Bateman was clean-shaven, and look at how he spent his evenings .
In the evenings brilliant slashes of purple and pink distract the horizon as the sun makes its way towards the sea.
And then we discussed books and drank hot chocolate for several evenings .
The Lada also provided light during the vodka-fueled evenings .
Long-time Razzie performer, and the evenings master of ceremonies, Glenn Simon then steps up to the podium.
Historical Examples of evenings Here he cooked and ate his meals, and here he spent his solitary evenings .
He spent his evenings when at Hawarden in a cosy corner of the library reading.
I am almost as lonely as I was on some of those evenings in the old boarding-house.
One feature of the "Monday Evenings " had, in the course of time, to be changed.
There were no evenings when Dr. Max could bring Sidney back to the hospital in his car.
British Dictionary definitions for evenings informal in the evening, esp regularly Show More
the latter part of the day, esp from late afternoon until nightfall the latter or concluding period the evening of one's life the early part of the night spent in a specified way an evening at the theatre an entertainment, meeting, or reception held in the early part of the night Southern US and British dialect the period between noon and sunset (modifier) of, used, or occurring in the evening the evening papers Show More
Word Origin for evening Old English ǣfnung; related to Old Frisian ēvend, Old High German āband
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for evenings n. from Old English æfnung "evening, sunset," verbal noun from æfnian "become evening, grow toward evening," from æfen "evening" (see eve ). As a synonym of even (n.), it dates from mid-15c. and now entirely replaces the older word in this sense. Another Old English noun for "evening" was cwildtid .
Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with evenings The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
