1. (noun)evening, eve, even, eventide the latterpart of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
2. (noun)evening a later concluding timeperiod "it was the evening of the Roman Empire"
3. (noun)evening the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way "an evening at the opera"