Nightfall

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The approach of darkness; dusk.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The close of the day; the coming of night.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The close of the day; the arrival of the night; the period at and just after dusk.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The fall of night; the close of the day; evening.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the time of day immediately following sunset
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    time of day    hour   
    Hyponym
    night   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sunset    sundown    evening    dusk   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sunrise    sundown    midday    dusk    daybreak    sunset    dawn    eventide    noon    midnight