night

1. n. That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light. Source: opted

2. n. Darkness; obscurity; concealment. Source: opted

3. n. Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance. Source: opted

4. n. A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night of sorrow. Source: opted

5. n. The period after the close of life; death. Source: opted

6. n. A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems to sleep. Source: opted

7. n. the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside Source: wordnet

8. n. a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom Source: wordnet

9. n. the period spent sleeping Source: wordnet

10. n. the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit Source: wordnet

11. n. darkness Source: wordnet

12. n. a shortening of nightfall Source: wordnet

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