nighttime (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *nighttime*:
NOUN	time	nighttime, night, dark	the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

nighttime > pronunciation
Sounds	nay'ttay.m
Rhymes	Anaheim ... wintertime: 52 rhymes with aym...

English > *nighttime*: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning	The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside.
Synonyms	night, dark
Part of	day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day	Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
Parts	evening	The early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way
	late-night hour	The latter part of night
	lights-out	A prescribed bedtime
	midnight	12 o'clock at night
	small hours	The hours just after midnight
Narrower	wedding night	The night after the wedding when bride and groom sleep together
Narrower	weeknight	Any night of the week except Saturday or Sunday
Broader	time period, period of time, period	An amount of time
Opposite	day, daytime, daylight	The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
Spanish	noche, tarde
Catalan	nit

HyperDic: nighttime