Definition

1. Noun:
   • The time of day immediately following sunset; dusk; twilight: "Nightfall" refers to the period when daylight ends and night begins, characterized by diminishing light in the sky.

Usage

• "Nightfall" is used to indicate a specific time of day. It is a formal or literary alternative to words like "dusk" or "twilight."
• It is typically used as an uncountable noun (e.g., , ).

Examples

• Noun:
  • We must return to camp before nightfall.
  • The city lights become visible at nightfall.
  • The agreement stipulated that the ceasefire would begin at nightfall.

Advanced Usage

• "the fall of night": A more poetic or literary phrase with the same meaning as "nightfall."
  • They journeyed until the fall of night.

Variants and Related Words

• Twilight (n): The soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, especially in the evening; often used interchangeably with "nightfall" but can also refer to the morning period (dawn).
• Dusk (n): The darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening.
• Evening (n): The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime; a broader term that includes "nightfall."

Synonyms

• Dusk: The darker part of twilight in the evening.
• Twilight: The time of day when the sun is just below the horizon, illuminating the sky diffusely.
• Gloaming (literary): Evening twilight.

Antonyms

• Dawn: The first light of day; sunrise.
• Daybreak: The time in the morning when light first appears.
• Sunrise: The time in the morning when the sun appears above the horizon.

Noun

1. the time of day immediately following sunset
   • he loved the twilight
   • they finished before the fall of night