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Definition of "nighttime" []

  • The time between sunset and sunrise. (noun)
  • Occurring in or appropriate for use during the night: nighttime activities; nighttime attire. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nighttime" in a sentence
  • "Afternoons are usually when I'm reading the most, as nighttime is when I'm at my keyboard writing or killing my wrist by writing freehand."
  • "Then I'm waiting for the night to come so I can go back to reading Lover Avenged - nighttime is just better to read about vampires."
  • "But they should be expected to be able to communicate their need upon waking (hungry, thirsty, need to pee, scared, etc.), and then be able to understand that nighttime is the time we sleep, and morning is when we wake – so after the need is met, we go right back to bed."