midnight

[ mid-nahyt ]

/ ˈmɪdˌnaɪt /

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noun

the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.

adjective

of or relating to midnight.

resembling midnight, as in darkness.

Words nearby midnight

midlothian, midmorning, midmost, midn, midn., midnight, midnight blue, midnight oil, midnight sun, midnoon, midpoint

Idioms for 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

before 900; Middle English; Old English midniht. See mid-, night

OTHER WORDS FROM midnight

mid·night·ly, adjective, adverbpost·mid·night, adjectivepre·mid·night, noun

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Examples from the Web for midnight

We wrote Before Sunset and Before Midnight while we were working on Boyhood, and all those films are all about time.
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange|Marlow Stern|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you think this election is about something else, your right to ask expired in Japan on Tuesday at midnight.
Japan’s Nasty Nazi-ish Elections|Jake Adelstein|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jenny Slate and Rosario Dawson make out at midnight because everything is beautiful and nothing hurts.
High-End Pervs Film Benedict Cumberbatch and Reese Witherspoon Sucking Face|Amy Zimmerman|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When I reached Easter Elchies House, it was almost midnight, well, well, well passed the time that I was expected to arrive.
A Whisky Connoisseur Remembers That First Sip of The Macallan||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But at midnight the deepest penetration on Omaha was barely more than a mile.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By midnight he would be fairly safe from the fear of discovery.
The Shrieking Pit|Arthur J. Rees
The train at last drew into the main station at Brussels half an hour after midnight.
Mrs. Warren's Daughter|Sir Harry Johnston
It was after midnight when the galloping stallion brought us into the town of Rovaniemi.
Through Arctic Lapland|Cutcliffe Hyne
He calls for his attendant Herbert, who is sent to ascertain the cause of this midnight commotion.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11|Various
After being here confined three days, he was called up at midnight on the 18th and informed that he must prepare for a journey.
The History of Napoleon Buonaparte|John Gibson Lockhart

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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