nightfall

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/ˈnaɪt.fɔl/cot caught merger/ˈnaɪt.fɑl/Northumbria/niːt.fɑːl/

noun

The close of the day; the coming of night.

“at nightfall”

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duskeveningsundownsunsetcockshutcrepusculumdarkdimmity
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Meanings

nounnightfall (countable and uncountable, plural nightfalls)

plural nightfalls · alternative archaic night-fall

  1. countableuncountableThe close of the day; the coming of night.

    at nightfall

    Synonyms: dusk, evening, sundown, sunset, cockshut, crepusculum, dark, dimmity

  2. countableuncountableNocturnal emission.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe close of the day; the coming of night.

Similar
duskeveningsundownsunsetcockshutcrepusculumdarkdimmityduckishduskevenfallmirkningnightsunsundownsunsetvespers

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe time of day immediately following sunset

Similar
twilightduskgloaminggloamevenfallfallcrepusculecrepuscle
Broader
hourtime of day
Also see
cockshutcrepusculecrepusculumdimmityduskevenfallfallgloamgloamingmirkningnightnocturnal emissionsundownsunsettwilight

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From night + fall. Cf. dewfall.

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Translations

Arabic هُبُوط, غَسَق
  • هُبُوط (hubūṭ)the close of the day; the coming of night
  • غَسَق (ḡasaq)the close of the day; the coming of night
  • لَيْل (layl)the close of the day; the coming of night
  • عِشَاء (ʕišāʔ)the close of the day; the coming of night
  • غُرُوب (ḡurūb)the close of the day; the coming of night
Bulgarian свечеряване, смрачаване
  • свечеряване (svečerjavane)the close of the day; the coming of night
  • смрачаване (smračavane)the close of the day; the coming of night
Catalan capvespre
  • capvesprethe close of the day; the coming of night
Chinese Mandarin 黃昏 /黄昏, 薄暮
  • 黃昏 /黄昏 (huánghūn)the close of the day; the coming of night
  • 薄暮 (bómù)the close of the day; the coming of night
Czech soumrak
  • soumrakthe close of the day; the coming of night
Danish skumring, mørkets frembrud
  • skumringthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • mørkets frembrudthe close of the day; the coming of night
Dutch avondschemering, avondval
  • avondschemeringthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • avondvalthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • nachtvalthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • valavondthe close of the day; the coming of night
Estonian videvik
  • videvikthe close of the day; the coming of night
Finnish iltahämärä, illansuu
  • iltahämäräthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • illansuuthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • illan siimesthe close of the day; the coming of night
French tombée de la nuit
  • tombée de la nuitthe close of the day; the coming of night
German Einbruch der Nacht, Einbruch der Dunkelheit
  • Einbruch der Nachtthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • Einbruch der Dunkelheitthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • Zwielichtthe close of the day; the coming of night
Greek σούρουπο, νύχτωμα
  • σούρουπο (soúroupo)the close of the day; the coming of night
  • νύχτωμα (nýchtoma)the close of the day; the coming of night
Hindi साँझ
  • साँझ (sāñjh)the close of the day; the coming of night
Hungarian alkony, alkonyat
  • alkonythe close of the day; the coming of night
  • alkonyatthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • sötétedésthe close of the day; the coming of night
Icelandic rökkurbil, ljósaskipti
  • rökkurbilthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • ljósaskiptithe close of the day; the coming of night
  • næturkomathe close of the day; the coming of night
  • nóttthe close of the day; the coming of night
Indonesian senjakala
  • senjakalathe close of the day; the coming of night
Italian crepuscolo
  • crepuscolothe close of the day; the coming of night
Japanese 日暮
  • 日暮 (higure)the close of the day; the coming of night
Korean 해질녘, 황혼
  • 해질녘 (haejillyeok)the close of the day; the coming of night
  • 황혼 (hwanghon)the close of the day; the coming of night
Latin annoctatio
  • annoctatiothe close of the day; the coming of night
Latvian krēsla, tumsas iestāšanās
  • krēslathe close of the day; the coming of night
  • tumsas iestāšanāsthe close of the day; the coming of night
Lithuanian sutema, prieblanda
  • sutemathe close of the day; the coming of night
  • prieblandathe close of the day; the coming of night
Māori pōnga
  • pōngathe close of the day; the coming of night
Norwegian mørkets frambrudd, skumring
  • mørkets frambruddthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • skumringthe close of the day; the coming of night
Persian شبانگاه
  • شبانگاهthe close of the day; the coming of night
Polish zmrok, zmierzch
  • zmrokthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • zmierzchthe close of the day; the coming of night
Portuguese anoitecer, crepúsculo
  • anoitecerthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • crepúsculothe close of the day; the coming of night
  • lusco-fuscothe close of the day; the coming of night
Romanian căderea serii, înserare
  • căderea seriithe close of the day; the coming of night
  • înserarethe close of the day; the coming of night
  • amurgthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • venirea nopțiithe close of the day; the coming of night
  • căderea nopțiithe close of the day; the coming of night
  • înnoptarethe close of the day; the coming of night
Russian наступле́ние но́чи, су́мерки
  • наступле́ние но́чи (nastuplénije nóči)the close of the day; the coming of night
  • су́мерки (súmerki)the close of the day; the coming of night
Slovak súmrak
  • súmrakthe close of the day; the coming of night
Spanish anochecer
  • anochecerthe close of the day; the coming of night
Swedish kvällning, nattens inbrott (mörkrets)
  • kvällningthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • nattens inbrott (mörkrets)the close of the day; the coming of night
Tagalog takipsilim
  • takipsilimthe close of the day; the coming of night
Turkish akşam karanlığı, akşam vakti
  • akşam karanlığıthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • akşam vaktithe close of the day; the coming of night
Vietnamese chạng vạng
  • chạng vạngthe close of the day; the coming of night
Welsh cyfnos, hwyr
  • cyfnosthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • hwyrthe close of the day; the coming of night
  • hwyrnosthe close of the day; the coming of night
Cite this entry
APA

nightfall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nightfall

MLA

“nightfall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nightfall. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nightfall,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nightfall.

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