Thesaurus:nighttime

English

Sense: the period of ambient darkness between sunset and sunrise

NB: When the Sun is below the horizon.

Synonyms

Antonyms

daytime [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

Meronyms

compline (historical, Christianity)
vigil (historical, Christianity)
matins (historical, Christianity)

Holonyms

day [⇒ thesaurus]

Comeronyms

daytime [⇒ thesaurus]
twilight [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

“126. evening” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“421. darkness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“nighttime” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.

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