Definition of evening Evening
/iˈvnɪŋ/ - [eevning] - eve•ning
We found 16 definitions of evening from 8 different sources.
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What does evening mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: evenings |
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| evening - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" | ||
| eve, even, eventide | ||
| daytime, daylight, day light during the daytime | ||
| guest night an evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests | ||
| sundown, sunset the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon | ||
| evening - the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; "an evening at the opera" | ||
| period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | ||
| evening - a later concluding time period; "it was the evening of the Roman Empire" | ||
| period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- evening (Noun)
The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark. - evening (Noun)
The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight compare afternoon; the period after the end of regular office working hours. - evening (Noun)
A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something. - evening (Verb)
Present participle of even.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- evening (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Even - evening (n.)
The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum. - evening (n.)
The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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evening
That part of the day in which daylight decreases and the night falls. -
evening
A period of time near the end of something.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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evening
ēv′ning, n. the close of the daytime: the decline or end of life: an evening party or gathering.—ns. Ev′enfall, early evening, twilight; Eve′ning-dress, the dress worn by ladies and gentlemen at evening parties; Eve′ning-prim′rose, a species of Œnothera, native of Virginia, but now naturalised in many parts of Europe on river-banks, in thickets, &c.—eaten after dinner it incites to wine-drinking; Eve′ning star, applied to Venus, when seen in the west setting soon after the sun; Ev′ensong, evening prayer, the Anglican form appointed to be said or sung at evening: the time proper for such; Ev′entide, the time of evening, evening. [A.S. ǽfnung, from ǽfen, even.]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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evening
An evening red and a morning grey, Is a sign of a fair day.
Wikipedia 
- The evening is the period in which the daylight is decreasing, between the late afternoon and night. A period of time near sunset.
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