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.

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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

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

Words nearby midnight

Midlothian, mid-mashie, midmorning, midmost, MIDN, midnight, midnight blue, midnight oil, midnight sun, midnoon, mid-ocean ridge
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Words related to midnight

witching hour, small hours

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British Dictionary definitions for midnight

midnight
/ (ˈmɪdˌnaɪt) /

noun

  1. the middle of the night; 12 o'clock at night
  2. (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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