midnight
[ mid-nahyt ]
/ ˈmɪdˌnaɪt /
noun
the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
adjective
of or relating to midnight.
resembling midnight, as in darkness.
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Nearby words
- midlothian,
- midmorning,
- midmost,
- midn,
- midn.,
- midnight blue,
- midnight oil,
- midnight sun,
- midnightly,
- midnoon
Idioms
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
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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
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midnight
Old English mid-niht, or middre niht (with dative). See mid + night. Midnight oil symbolizing "late night work" is attested from 1630s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper