Dictionary

nightfall en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnaɪt.fɔl/
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• /ˈnaɪt.fɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /niːt.fɑːl/ (Northumbria)

Etymology

From night + fall. Cf. dewfall.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The close of the day; the coming of night.
   • at nightfall
2. (countable, uncountable) Nocturnal emission.

Forms

Deriveds

night-falling

Relateds

darkfall · smokefall

Synonyms

cockshut · night · crepusculum · vespers · mirkning · evenfall · dusk · sundown · sunset · dusk · sun · evening · nightfall · sunset · dark · sundown · duckish · dimmity

Translations (86)

pt crepúsculo (the close of the day; the coming of night) · no skumring (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ca capvespre (the close of the day; the coming of night) · izh iltain (the close of the day; the coming of night) · rgn imbrunìr (the close of the day; the coming of night) · sk súmrak (the close of the day; the coming of night) · es anochecer (the close of the day; the coming of night) · is nótt (the close of the day; the coming of night) · hi साँझ (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ro venirea nopții (the close of the day; the coming of night) · nl valavond (the close of the day; the coming of night) · sl mrak (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ru наступле́ние но́чи (the close of the day; the coming of night) · nl avondval (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ar هُبُوط (the close of the day; the coming of night) · de Zwielicht (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ro căderea serii (the close of the day; the coming of night) · lt prieblanda (the close of the day; the coming of night) · gl anoitecer (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ro căderea nopții (the close of the day; the coming of night) · la annoctatio (the close of the day; the coming of night) · cy hwyr (the close of the day; the coming of night) · cs soumrak (the close of the day; the coming of night) · hu alkonyat (the close of the day; the coming of night) · gv beeal ny hoie (the close of the day; the coming of night) · tr akşam karanlığı (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ar غُرُوب (the close of the day; the coming of night) · sv kvällning (the close of the day; the coming of night) · tr akşam vakti (the close of the day; the coming of night) · el νύχτωμα (the close of the day; the coming of night) · hu alkony (the close of the day; the coming of night) · krc ашхам (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ar لَيْل (the close of the day; the coming of night) · gl luscofusco (the close of the day; the coming of night) · cmn 薄暮 (the close of the day; the coming of night) · sv nattens inbrott (mörkrets) (the close of the day; the coming of night) · lv tumsas iestāšanās (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ro înnoptare (the close of the day; the coming of night) · pl zmierzch (the close of the day; the coming of night) · lt sutema (the close of the day; the coming of night) · el σούρουπο (the close of the day; the coming of night) · nl avondschemering (the close of the day; the coming of night) · mi pōnga (the close of the day; the coming of night) · wa anuti (the close of the day; the coming of night) · cy hwyrnos (the close of the day; the coming of night) · sd ِسَنجھا (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ar عِشَاء (the close of the day; the coming of night) · de Einbruch der Nacht (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ar غَسَق (the close of the day; the coming of night) · cy cyfnos (the close of the day; the coming of night) · pt lusco-fusco (the close of the day; the coming of night) · pl zmrok (the close of the day; the coming of night) · cmn 黃昏 /黄昏 (the close of the day; the coming of night) · fi illan siimes (the close of the day; the coming of night) · pt anoitecer (the close of the day; the coming of night) · nl nachtval (the close of the day; the coming of night) · is næturkoma (the close of the day; the coming of night) · is rökkurbil (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ro înserare (the close of the day; the coming of night) · fi illansuu (the close of the day; the coming of night) · lv krēsla (the close of the day; the coming of night) · da mørkets frembrud (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ja 日暮 (the close of the day; the coming of night) · gl crepúsculo (the close of the day; the coming of night) · tl takipsilim (the close of the day; the coming of night) · is ljósaskipti (the close of the day; the coming of night) · bcl sinarom (the close of the day; the coming of night) · id senjakala (the close of the day; the coming of night) · fi iltahämärä (the close of the day; the coming of night) · da skumring (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ro amurg (the close of the day; the coming of night) · et videvik (the close of the day; the coming of night) · de Einbruch der Dunkelheit (the close of the day; the coming of night) · hu sötétedés (the close of the day; the coming of night) · bg свечеряване (the close of the day; the coming of night) · fr tombée de la nuit (the close of the day; the coming of night) · non dagsetr (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ko 해질녘 (the close of the day; the coming of night) · fa شبانگاه (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ko 황혼 (the close of the day; the coming of night) · it crepuscolo (the close of the day; the coming of night) · no mørkets frambrudd (the close of the day; the coming of night) · ru су́мерки (the close of the day; the coming of night) · aht xeł (the close of the day; the coming of night) · bg смрачаване (the close of the day; the coming of night) · vi chạng vạng (the close of the day; the coming of night)