evening means the time of day between afternoon and night. It carries an Arena rating of 1430, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, evening ranks #332 of 17,113 for Most Elegant Words, #3,514 of 17,120 for Most Beautiful Words, #4,305 of 17,116 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #6,008 of 17,123 for Most Malleable Words.
evening is pronounced /ˈiːv.nɪŋ/.
Why “evening” is a great word
The period between the fading of daylight and the onset of complete night, from Old English æfnung ('the coming of evening, sunset'), a verbal noun from æfnian ('become evening'), from æfen ('evening'). Unlike 'afternoon,' which retains the bright urgency of work, or 'night,' which is the settled kingdom of darkness, evening is the world's quiet exhalation. It is the long shadow stretching across a lawn, the softening of edges on familiar buildings, and the specific light that turns windows into panels of dull gold—the daily reminder that all things bright must first grow dim.
noun
- The time of day between afternoon and night.e.g.“Toward evening, there was heavy rain.”
- The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.
- A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.e.g.“It was the evening of the Roman Empire.”
- A party or gathering held in the evening.e.g.“A few Gorllewin Cymru/West Wales Branch members attended an evening at the Dragon Hotel, Swansea, titled Photographic Techniques in Industry.”
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