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evenings¹

  • /ˈiːvnɪŋz/

Where it comes from

From evening + -s (adverbial suffix). Compare with Dutch avonds, Low German avends, German abends.

adverb

  1. dated, informal, not comparable In the evening, during the evening. He had ordered her not to go out evenings, and warned her that she must never let him catch her in company with a young man, who was paying attention to her belonging to Colonel Lloyd.

evenings²

  • /ˈiːvnɪŋz/

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of evening

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: eventide, eve, nights, night, days, afternoons, parties, robes, nightfall, sundown, dusk, twilight, evenfall, after-dark, vespertide, nighttime

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"evenings." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/evenings. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

evenings. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/evenings

Chicago

"evenings." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/evenings.

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@misc{evenings_2026,
  title = {evenings},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/evenings},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}