nightfall

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈnaɪt.fɔl/
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/ˈnaɪt.fɔl/ · /ˈnaɪt.fɑl/ · /niːt.fɑːl/

Definition of nightfall

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The close of the day; the coming of night.
    “at nightfall”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The close of the day; the coming of night.
    “at nightfall”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Nocturnal emission.

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Etymology

From night + fall. Cf. dewfall.

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