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Nightfall

🔄 Synonyms of "Nightfall"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
twilightnoun	The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
gloamingnoun	Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
dusknoun	The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
fallverb	(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
evenfallnoun	(poetic) dusk, twilight

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nightfall"

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Word	Definition
evenfallnoun	(poetic) dusk, twilight
gloamingnoun	Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
dusknoun	The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
twilightnoun	The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
fallnoun	The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
nighttimenoun	The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
eveningnoun	The time of day between afternoon and night.
tonightnoun	The nighttime of the current day or date; this night.
dawnnoun	(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
overnightnoun	An item delivered or completed overnight.
all-nighternoun	(specifically) An instance of studying or working throughout the night without sleep.
sundownnoun	(now chiefly US) Sunset.
nightnoun	(countable) The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
sunsetnoun	The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
night-timenoun	Alternative form of nighttime. [The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.]
darknoun	A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
evenoun	The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
eventidenoun	(archaic, poetic, literary) Evening.
darknessnoun	(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
crepusculenoun	(now rare) Twilight.