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evening

noun

Simple meaning

The time of day between afternoon and night, when it gets dark

Pronunciation

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eevning

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈivnɪŋ

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Definition

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noun

  1. The time of day between afternoon and night.

  2. A later concluding time period

    “It was the evening of the Roman Empire.”

  3. figuratively

    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.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The time of day between afternoon and night.

Used this way, evening is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use evening

  • “He enjoyed the evening light across the lake.”noun

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Word Family

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Word family

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  • evenlyadverbDerived adverb

    In equal amounts or shares.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • evening bagnounCompound term

    A handbag used with evening wear.

  • evening clothesnounCompound term

    Attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening.

  • evening dressnounCompound term

    Attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening.

  • evening gownnounCompound term

    A gown for evening wear.

  • evening grosbeaknounCompound term

    North American grosbeak.

  • evening lychnisnounCompound term

    Bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx.

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Synonyms

Sense: time of day between afternoon and night

eveeventideArchaic

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