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Definition of Nightfall
1. Noun. The time of day immediately following sunset. "They finished before the fall of night"
Exact synonyms: Crepuscle, Crepuscule, Dusk, Evenfall, Fall, Gloam, Gloaming, Twilight
Group relationships: Eve, Even, Evening, Eventide
Specialized synonyms: Night
Generic synonyms: Hour, Time Of Day
Derivative terms: Crepuscular, Crepuscular, Dusky
Group relationships: Eve, Even, Evening, Eventide
Specialized synonyms: Night
Generic synonyms: Hour, Time Of Day
Derivative terms: Crepuscular, Crepuscular, Dusky
Definition of Nightfall
1. n. The close of the day.
Definition of Nightfall
1. Noun. The close of the day; the coming of night. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nightfall
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nightfall
Literary usage of Nightfall
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"LONDON nightfall I saw the shapes that stood upon the clouds: And they were
tiger-breasted, shot with light, And all of them, lifting long trumpets together ..."
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