eventidenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈiː.vən.taɪd/us/ˈiː.vən.taɪd/literaryevening
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Days & times of day
- afternoon
- afternoons
- am
- at the crack of dawn idiom
- bedtime
- circadian
- crepuscular
- last orders
- lighting-up time
- local time
- lunch hour
- lunchtime
- office hours
- opening time
- overnight
- playtime
- pm
- rush hour
- twilit
- watershed
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Examples from literature
- Although the seas had greatly subsided, and their combs were no longer dangerous, the Atlantic was far from being as quiet as a lake in a summer eventide.
- Must they dine in the daytime, because, being an odd lot, they cannot sit down to dinner at eventide?
- Riveted to his chair, he remained in despair until eventide.