evening
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evening¹
- /ˈiːv.nɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈiv.nɪŋ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English evenynge, evenyng, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian (“to become evening”), from ǣfen (“eve”) (from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs), corresponding to even + -ing.
noun evenings · ev'ning
- The time of day between afternoon and night. 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. At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…] In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerfu
- A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something. It was the evening of the Roman Empire.
- A party or gathering held in the evening. A few Gorllewin Cymru/West Wales Branch members attended an evening at the Dragon Hotel, Swansea, titled Photographic Techniques in Industry.
Similar: een, eve, even, evening, eventide, eveningtide, eveningtime, evetime, forenight, undern, vesper, vespertide · Opposite: morning
evening²
- /ˈiːvənɪŋ/
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb ev'ning
- present participle and gerund of even
evening³
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb ev'ning
- present participle and gerund of evene
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: eventide, eve, morning, afternoon, nightfall, midnight, noon, nighttime, tonight, night, sundown, sunset, overnight, dusk, goodnight, night-time
noun
Similar: een, eve, even, evening, eventide, eveningtide, eveningtime, evetime, forenight, undern, vesper, vespertide · Opposite: morning
Translations
Every language
noun time of day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight
| 한국어 | 저녁 jeonyeok |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 夕方 yūgata, 夜 yoru, 晩 ban |
| 中文 | 晚上 wǎnshang, 黃昏 /黄昏 huánghūn, 傍晚 bàngwǎn |
| हिन्दी | शाम śām, विकाल vikāl, संध्या sandhyā |
| Kiswahili | jioni |
| Português | noite |
| Français | soir, soirée |
| Deutsch | Abend |
| Italiano | sera |
| Ελληνικά | εσπέρα espéra, βράδυ vrády, δειλινό deilinó |
| Română | seară |
| Русский | ве́чер véčer, де́нь dénʹ |
| العربية | مَسَاء masāʔ |
| עברית | עֶרֶב érev |
noun time of day between dusk and night
| Español | véspero |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | साँझ sāñjh, संध्या sandhyā, सायंकाल sāyaṅkāl, शाम śām |
| Português | noitinha, crepúsculo vespertino, anoitecer |
| Français | crépuscule, soir |
| Deutsch | Abend |
| Italiano | sera |
| Ελληνικά | βράδυ vrády |
| Română | seară |
| Русский | ве́чер véčer |
| Tiếng Việt | chiều tối |
| العربية | مَسَاء masāʔ |
| עברית | ערב érev |
noun figurative: concluding time period
| 日本語 | 晩年 bannen, 日暮れ higure |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | jioni |
| Deutsch | Dämmerung |
| Русский | зака́т жи́зни zakát žízni, о́сень жи́зни ósenʹ žízni |
noun a party or gathering held in the evening
| Français | soirée |
|---|---|
| Русский | вечери́нка večerínka, суаре́ suarɛ́ |
Talk about this word "evening." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/evening. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. evening. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/evening "evening." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/evening.Cite this
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title = {evening},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/evening},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
