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Nighttime Moderate

Nighttime has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

"The owls started their hoots as soon as nighttime fell over the forest."

2

The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.

"The streetlights flickered on just as nighttime fell over the quiet town."

Adjective
1

Pertaining to nighttime; appropriate to the night.

"The neighborhood feels safest at nighttime when all the streetlights are on and everyone is home from work."

Related Terms
Antonyms
daytime
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
time period
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
weeknight wedding night
Rhyming Words
ime rime time hime dime lime mime aime ojime ehime crime anime stime slime chime prime grime clime jaime spime
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