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- pronunciation:
- iv
nIng
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the period between late afternoon and nightfall.
- synonyms:
- eve, eventide
- similar words:
- dusk, evenfall, gloaming, night, nightfall, sundown, sunset, twilight
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definition 2: |
the hours between sunset and bedtime.
- synonyms:
- dusk, eve, eventide, gloaming
- similar words:
- bedtime, evenfall, night, nightfall, sundown, sunset, twilight
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definition 3: |
a time of decline; ending.
It was the evening of her life.- synonyms:
- close, decline, end, ending, twilight
- antonyms:
- springtime
- similar words:
- age, completion, conclusion, termination
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related words: |
dark |
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
of, pertaining to, or occurring in the early hours of night.
an evening chill in the airthe evening meal- synonyms:
- crepuscular, twilight
- similar words:
- dark, dusky, late, shadowy, shady
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