Definitions
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
Word origin
From Middle English midnight, from Old English midniht, from Proto-Germanic *midjanahts (“midnight”), equivalent to mid- + night. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Midnoacht (“midnight”), Old High German mittinaht (“midnight”), Danish midnat (“midnight”), Swedish midnatt (“midnight”), Icelandic miðnætti (“midnight”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Middernoacht (“midnight”), Dutch middernacht (“midnight”), German Mitternacht (“midnight”).
Used in a sentence
“Thanks to its sonar, the narwhal can remain active even at midnight, unhindered by the darkness.”
“And vpon the first day of the weeke, when the disciples came together to breake bread, Paul preached vnto them, ready to depart on the morrow, and continued his speach vntill midnight.”
“The police report said that officers, who told CNN they are not currently pursuing criminal charges, arrived to the scene just after midnight and found Gillum and a second person, Aldo Mejias, in the hotel room.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Twelve o'clock in darkness”8 letters
02“Twelve after dark”8 letters
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