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Definition of Nighttime
1. Noun. The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside.
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period
Group relationships: 24-hour Interval, Day, Mean Solar Day, Solar Day, Twenty-four Hour Period, Twenty-four Hours
Specialized synonyms: Weeknight, Wedding Night
Terms within: Evening, Late-night Hour, Midnight, Small Hours, Lights-out
Antonyms: Day
Derivative terms: Nightly
Definition of Nighttime
1. n. The time from dusk to dawn; -- opposed to daytime.
Definition of Nighttime
1. Noun. The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nighttime
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nighttime
Literary usage of Nighttime
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"NIGHT—nighttime. "Literally, 'night' is that part of the natural day between
sunset and sunrise." As used in a flre policy on a business bouse requiring a ..."
2. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1914)
"NIGHT—nighttime As after sundown An instruction denning "nighttime burglary"
should give a definition of "nighttime" MS 30 minutes after sundown, ..."
3. A Treatise on Criminal Law and Procedure by Thomas Welburn Hughes (1919)
"nighttime.—To constitute burglary, at common law, both the breaking and the
entering must be ... The term nighttime, like the terms breaking and entering, ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... aboard satellite OSO-F. Some estimate can be made of the number of storm
regions per unit time for the nighttime earth between the satellite observation ..."
5. Pathway to Western Literature by Nettie Stewart Gaines (1910)
"nighttime IN CALIFORNIA BY AJ WATERHOUSE nighttime in California. ... nighttime in
California. The cricket's note is heard, And now, perhaps, the twitter of ..."
6. Training in Night Movements: Based on Actual Experience in War by Charles Burnett (1917)
"However, at nighttime, a person is not able to see his surroundings; accordingly
it is only ... In short, at nighttime, the mind is agitated and excited. ..."
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