evening
evening Lexical Profile
evening Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime, or between sunset and night.
"We spent a quiet evening reading by the fireplace after dinner."
A concluding or declining period, such as the later stage of a person's life or a historical era.
"In the evening of his career, the diplomat wrote several memoirs reflecting on decades of service."
The action or process of making something level, equal, or uniform.
"The gradual evening of economic disparities across the region took several decades."
• adjective
Relating to, occurring in, or intended for use during the early part of the night.
"She enrolled in an evening course at the local college to study art history."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English æfnung ('the coming on of evening, sunset'), a verbal noun formed from the verb æfnian ('to grow toward evening'), which itself derives from æfen ('even, evening').