evening

Meaning

Noun

1. A vague time of day sometime between sunset and midnight.
2. 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.
3. A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.
4. A party or gathering held in the evening.

Verb

present participle and gerund of even

Verb

present participle and gerund of evene

Synonyms

night

🌃

dusk

nightfall

afternoon

sunset

twilight

gloaming

night-time

eve

eventide

late afternoon

candlelight

nighttime

even

dark

sundown

in the evening

morning

Venus

vesper

star

⭐

evenfall

close of day

prayer

p.m.

darkness

vespertine

window

🪟

arvo

at sunset

evening time

evening twilight

early night hours

evening hour

after sunset

P.M.

nightfull

post meridian

gloam

belonging to the evening

growing dusk

night-fall

sunset madeuko [lhhl

nighttide

arvy

evetime

crepusculum

leveling

levelling

afternoons

box office

Christmas Eve

crepuscule

dawn

daytime

dinner

early evening

hole

🕳️

last night

leveling

levelling

midafternoon

midnight

nightly

nocturnal

noon

🕛

party

🥳

post meridiem

soiree

straightening

supper

teatime

ticket office

tonight

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈiːvnɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: evening

Inherited from Old English: ǣfnung

In summary

From Middle English evening, evenyng, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian < ǣfen (from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs), corresponding to even + -ing.

Sentences

An additional newscast airs during the evening hours .

Teresa , Mildrid, Ralph , and Vonda all arrived yesterday evening .