Definitions
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
Word origin
From Middle English nyght tyme, nyȝttyme, equivalent to night + time. Compare Dutch nachttijd, German Nachtzeit, Danish nattetid, Swedish nattetid. Compare also Middle English nyȝter tyme (“nighttime”), from Old Norse náttartími, nætrtími (“nighttime”).
Used in a sentence
“Nighttime fell like the opening / In the final act of the beginning of time”
“Smith Barney, for example, goes so far as to shift the hours during which taxi rides home are expensable as nighttime lengthens and shortens, says Moszkowski.”
“Discourage nighttime prowlers by installing motion-sensitive lights.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Hours after sunset”9 letters
02“After dark”9 letters
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