Definitions for Evening
ˈiv nɪŋEvening

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. evening, eve, even, eventidenoun

   the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

   "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"

2. eveningnoun

   a later concluding time period

   "it was the evening of the Roman Empire"

3. eveningnoun

   the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way

   "an evening at the opera"

Webster Dictionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Evening

   of Even

   Etymology: [AS. fnung. See even, n., and cf. Eve.]

2. Eveningnoun

   the latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum

   Etymology: [AS. fnung. See even, n., and cf. Eve.]

3. Eveningnoun

   the latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory

   Etymology: [AS. fnung. See even, n., and cf. Eve.]

Freebase(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Evening

   Evening in its primary meaning is the period of the day between afternoon and night. Though the term is subjective, evening is typically understood to begin a few hours before sunset, when temperatures begin to fall, and lasts until just after nightfall, when complete darkness has been reached. In layman's terms, the evening can range anywhere from four o'clock to nine. In the vernacular of at least parts of the rural Southern United States and in some British dialects, "evening" is used to mean "afternoon", as the main meal of the day, dinner, traditionally has occurred at midday. While the exact meaning of the word in this sense is subject to interpretation, "evening" in the South usually has been thought of as beginning at about noon and extending roughly until sunset or suppertime.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Evening

   ēv′ning, n. the close of the daytime: the decline or end of life: an evening party or gathering.—ns. Ev′enfall, early evening, twilight; Eve′ning-dress, the dress worn by ladies and gentlemen at evening parties; Eve′ning-prim′rose, a species of Œnothera, native of Virginia, but now naturalised in many parts of Europe on river-banks, in thickets, &c.—eaten after dinner it incites to wine-drinking; Eve′ning star, applied to Venus, when seen in the west setting soon after the sun; Ev′ensong, evening prayer, the Anglican form appointed to be said or sung at evening: the time proper for such; Ev′entide, the time of evening, evening. [A.S. ǽfnung, from ǽfen, even.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. evening

   A specific known time of day.

   Summer evenings are beautiful to be outdoors listening to the birds in the garden.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 5, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Daytime
   • Time Period

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Evening' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #731

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Evening' in Written Corpus Frequency: #766

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Evening' in Nouns Frequency: #260

How to pronounce Evening?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Evening in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Evening in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Evening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Evening in a Sentence

1. Hugo Castro:

   If you go to the canal you see a bunch of homemade floatation devices. It's such a violent gamble, and people are consistently willing to do it. a tanker truck pulled up that evening and started spraying water on the road.

2. David Bennett:

   Overall, it was an extraordinary evening.

3. Demosthenes:

   The man who is in the highest state of prosperity, and who thinks his fortune is most secure, knows not if it will remain unchanged till the evening.

4. Karen Middleton:

   We're all sighing a breath of relief this evening, i am grateful that Colorado voters have once again said no to intrusion on decisions about abortion access.

5. George William Curtis:

   I walked beside the evening sea And dreamed a dream that could not be The waves that plunged along the shore Said only Dreamer, dream no more

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