Evening (film)
WordNet
noun
(1) The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
"He enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
(2) The early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way
"An evening at the opera"
(3) A later concluding time period
"It was the evening of the Roman Empire"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
ǣfnung, from æfnian, corresponding to even (Etymology 3) + -ing.
Noun
- The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.
- The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.
- A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.
- It was the evening of the Roman Empire.