evening

n.

1. The period of decreasing daylight between afternoon and night.
2. The period between sunset or the evening meal and bedtime: a quiet evening at home.
3. A later period or time: in the evening of one's life.
4. Chiefly Southern U.S. The time from noon to twilight.

[Middle English, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian, to become evening, from ǣfen, evening.]

noun

The period between afternoon and nighttime: dusk, eve, eventide, gloaming, nightfall, twilight. Archaic even², vesper. See start/end.

n

Definition: latter part of a day
Antonyms: morning

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IN BRIEF: The early part of the night.

Early evening is often when many insects come out of hiding.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - aften
adv. - om aftenen, hver aften
int. - god aften

idioms:

• evening class    aftenhold
• evening dress    selskabsdragt, lang kjole og kjole og hvidt
• evening star    aftenstjerne

Nederlands (Dutch)
avond, namiddag, eindperiode

Français (French)
n. - soir, soirée, déclin de (littér)
adv. - dans la soirée, chaque soir
int. - bonsoir

idioms:

• evening class    cours du soir
• evening dress    robe du soir, tenue de soirée
• evening star    vedette de la soirée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abend
adv. - abends
int. - Abend!

idioms:

• evening class    Abendkurs
• evening dress    Abendkleidung
• evening star    Abendstern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βράδυ, δειλινό, εσπερίδα, βραδινή συγκέντρωση

idioms:

• evening class    νυχτερινό μάθημα
• evening dress    (ενδυμ.) βραδινό φόρεμα (τουαλέτα, σμόκιν)
• evening star    'Εσπερος, αποσπερίτης

Italiano (Italian)
sera

idioms:

• evening class    classi serali
• evening dress    vestito da sera
• evening star    Venere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - noite, anoitecer

idioms:

• evening class    aula noturna
• evening dress    traje a rigor
• evening star    estrela (f) d'alva, Vênus (Astron.)

Русский (Russian)
вечер

idioms:

• evening class    вечерние занятия
• evening dress    вечернее платье
• evening star    вечерняя звезда

Español (Spanish)
n. - tarde, anochecer, noche, víspera
adv. - de noche
int. - buenas noches!

idioms:

• evening class    clase nocturna
• evening dress    traje de etiqueta, traje de noche
• evening star    lucero de la tarde, estrella vespertina

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kväll, afton

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
傍晚, 末期, 晚间, 在傍晚, 晚上好!

idioms:

• evening class    夜校
• evening dress    晚礼服
• evening star    晚星

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 傍晚, 末期, 晚間
adv. - 在傍晚
int. - 晚上好!

idioms:

• evening class    夜校
• evening dress    晚禮服
• evening star    晚星

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 해질 무렵, 쇠퇴기
adv. - 저녁에
int. - Good evening (저녁 인사)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 夕方, 晩の, 夜会, 末期

idioms:

• evening class    夜学
• evening dress    イブニングドレス, 夜会服
• evening star    宵の明星

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أمسيه, مساء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ערב‬
adv. - ‮בערב, כל ערב‬
int. - ‮ערב טוב!‬

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Evening Gowns	Evening Bag
Evening Dress	Evening Handbag