This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
midnight
[ mid-nahyt ]
/ ˈmɪdˌnaɪt /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
adjective
of or relating to midnight.
resembling midnight, as in darkness.
QUIZ
GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!
Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM midnight
midnightly, adjective, adverbpost·mid·night, adjectivepre·mid·night, nounWords nearby midnight
Midlothian, mid-mashie, midmorning, midmost, MIDN, midnight, midnight blue, midnight oil, midnight sun, midnoon, mid-ocean ridge
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use midnight in a sentence
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, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012