English noun: nighttime | |||
1. | nighttime (time) the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside | ||
Synonyms | dark, night | ||
Broader (hypernym) | period, period of time, time period | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | wedding night, weeknight | ||
Part holonym | evening, late-night hour, lights-out, midnight, small hours | ||
Part meronym | 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours | ||
Antonyms | daylight, daytime, day | ||