Evening vs. Eventide — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Evening and Eventide
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Definitions
Evening
Evening is the period of a day from the end of the afternoon to the beginning of night. The exact times when evening begins and ends depend on location, time of year, and culture, but it is generally regarded as beginning when the Sun is low in the sky and lasting until the end of twilight.
Eventide
Evening.
Evening
The period of decreasing daylight between afternoon and night.
Eventide
Evening
The mist rises from the lake at eventide.
Evening
The period between sunset or the evening meal and bedtime
A quiet evening at home.
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Eventide
The time of evening; evening.
Evening
A later period or time
In the evening of one's life.
Eventide
The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall);
He enjoyed the evening light across the lake
Evening
Chiefly Southern US The time from noon to twilight.
Evening
The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.
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Evening
The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.
Evening
(figuratively) A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.
It was the evening of the Roman Empire.
Evening
A party or gathering held in the evening.
Evening
Present participle of even
Evening
Present participle of evene
Evening
The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sun.
In the ascending scaleOf heaven, the stars that usher evening rose.
Evening
The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.
Evening
The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall);
He enjoyed the evening light across the lake
Evening
A later concluding time period;
It was the evening of the Roman Empire
Evening
The early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way;
An evening at the opera