nightfall

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

Also spelled night-fall

US /ˈnaɪtˌfɔl/ UK /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the onset of darkness; dusk

    They hoped to reach the village before nightfall.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the onset of darkness; dusk dusktwilightsunsetgloamingeveningsundown
Word family
Related forms nightnightlynighttime

Etymology

A compound of night + fall ('the falling of night'), an English formation; night from Old English niht.

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