Meanings
plural New Year's Eves
- The holiday occurring on the last day of the year, celebrated on December 31st in cultures following the Gregorian calendar; this entire 24-hour calendar day or (often) specifically its evening.
New Year's Eve traditions
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Holonym: New Year's (holiday-time sense)
Near-synonym: watchnight (a precise differentiation is explained there)
New Year's Eve day [denotes the daytime portion of this calendar day]
We spent New Year's Eve eating sweets, drinking champagne, and watching the countdown!
I have to work on New Year's Eve day, but then I'm going to my friends' house for the evening.
Synonyms: New Year's, watchnight[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe holiday occurring on the last day of the year, celebrated on December 31st in cultures following the Gregorian calendar; this entire 24-hour calendar day or (often) specifically its evening.
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans Oujaarsaand
- Oujaarsaandholiday on the last day of the year
Chinese Mandarin 新年夜, 除夕
- 新年夜 (xīnniányè)holiday on the last day of the year
- 除夕 (chúxī)holiday on the last day of the year
- 跨年 (kuànián)holiday on the last day of the year
Czech silvestr
- silvestrholiday on the last day of the year
Danish nytårsaften
- nytårsaftenholiday on the last day of the year
Dutch Oudejaarsavond, oudjaar
- Oudejaarsavondholiday on the last day of the year
- oudjaarholiday on the last day of the year
Esperanto Silvestro
- Silvestroholiday on the last day of the year
Estonian vana-aasta õhtu
- vana-aasta õhtuholiday on the last day of the year
Finnish uudenvuodenaatto, uusivuosi
- uudenvuodenaattoholiday on the last day of the year
- uusivuosiholiday on the last day of the year
French Saint-Sylvestre
- Saint-Sylvestreholiday on the last day of the year
German Silvester, Altjahrsabend
- Silvesterholiday on the last day of the year
- Altjahrsabendholiday on the last day of the year
Greek παραμονή Πρωτοχρονιάς
- παραμονή Πρωτοχρονιάς (paramoní Protochroniás)holiday on the last day of the year
Hungarian szilveszter
- szilveszterholiday on the last day of the year
Icelandic gamlárskvöld
- gamlárskvöldholiday on the last day of the year
Indonesian Malam Tahun Baru
- Malam Tahun Baruholiday on the last day of the year
Irish Oíche Chaille, Oíche Chinn Bliana
- Oíche Chailleholiday on the last day of the year
- Oíche Chinn Blianaholiday on the last day of the year
- Oíche na Seanbhlianaholiday on the last day of the year
- Oíche na Coda Móireholiday on the last day of the year
Italian vigilia di Capodanno, capodanno
- vigilia di Capodannoholiday on the last day of the year
- capodannoholiday on the last day of the year
Japanese 大晦日
- 大晦日 (ōmisoka)holiday on the last day of the year
Korean 신년전야, 섣달그믐
- 신년전야 (sinnyeonjeonya)holiday on the last day of the year
- 섣달그믐 (seotdalgeumeum)holiday on the last day of the year
- 대회 (daehoe)holiday on the last day of the year
- 제야 (jeya)holiday on the last day of the year
- 제석 (jeseok)holiday on the last day of the year
Latvian Vecgada vakars
- Vecgada vakarsholiday on the last day of the year
Lithuanian Naujųjų mẽtų i̇̀švakarės
- Naujųjų mẽtų i̇̀švakarėsholiday on the last day of the year
Norwegian Bokmål nyttårsaften
- nyttårsaftenholiday on the last day of the year
Polish sylwester
- sylwesterholiday on the last day of the year
Portuguese véspera de ano novo, noite de São Silvestre
- véspera de ano novoholiday on the last day of the year
- noite de São Silvestreholiday on the last day of the year
Romanian revelion, Ajunul Anului Nou
- revelionholiday on the last day of the year
- Ajunul Anului Nouholiday on the last day of the year
- noaptea de Anul Nouholiday on the last day of the year
- noaptea de Revelionholiday on the last day of the year
- Revelionholiday on the last day of the year
Russian кану́н но́вого го́да
- кану́н но́вого го́да (kanún nóvovo góda)holiday on the last day of the year
Scottish Gaelic Oidhche Challainn
- Oidhche Challainnholiday on the last day of the year
Slovak Silvester
- Silvesterholiday on the last day of the year
Spanish Nochevieja, víspera de año nuevo
- Nocheviejaholiday on the last day of the year
- víspera de año nuevoholiday on the last day of the year
Swedish nyårsafton
- nyårsaftonholiday on the last day of the year
Tagalog Bisperas ng Bagong Taon
- Bisperas ng Bagong Taonholiday on the last day of the year
Thai วันส่งท้ายปีเก่า
- วันส่งท้ายปีเก่าholiday on the last day of the year
Turkish yılbaşı gecesi
- yılbaşı gecesiholiday on the last day of the year
Ukrainian Ще́дрий ве́чір
- Ще́дрий ве́чір (Ščédryj véčir)holiday on the last day of the year
Vietnamese giao thừa
- giao thừaholiday on the last day of the year
Welsh Nos Galan
- Nos Galanholiday on the last day of the year
Cite this entry
New Year's Eve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Year's%20Eve
“New Year's Eve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Year's%20Eve. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Year's Eve,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Year's%20Eve.
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