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- [nahyt-fawl]
- /ˈnaɪtˌfɔl/
- /ˈnaɪt.fɔːl/
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- [nahyt-fawl]
- /ˈnaɪtˌfɔl/
Definitions of nightfall word
- noun nightfall the coming of night; the end of daylight; dusk. 1
- noun nightfall The onset of night; dusk. 1
- noun nightfall dusk, twilight, sunset 1
- uncountable noun nightfall Nightfall is the time of day when it starts to get dark. 0
- noun nightfall the approach of darkness; dusk 0
- noun nightfall the time in the evening when daylight is last visible; dusk 0
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Origin of nightfall
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; night + fall
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Parts of speech for Nightfall
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nightfall popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
nightfall usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nightfall
noun nightfall
- dusk — the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
- twilight — the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall.
- evening — The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime.
- sunset — the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
- sundown — sunset, especially the time of sunset.
Antonyms for nightfall
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