midnight
midnight Lexical Profile
midnight Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night, marking the transition from one day to the next.
"The fireworks lit up the harbor sky at the stroke of midnight."
A very dark shade of blue or black resembling the color of the night sky.
"The artist blended indigo and black to achieve a rich midnight on the canvas."
A period of intense darkness, gloom, or moral despair.
"In the dark midnight of his grief, the letters from old friends offered a rare comfort."
• adjective
Occurring, done, or active at or around twelve o'clock at night.
"We caught the midnight train back to the city after the concert."
Resembling the darkness of night; very dark blue or pitch-black in color.
"She wore an elegant gown of midnight velvet to the winter gala."
• Rhymes for midnight
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'midniht', a compound formed from 'mid' (middle) and 'niht' (night).