EVE
Eve
(noun) (Old Testament) Adam’s wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam’s rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
eve
(noun) the day before; “he always arrives on the eve of her departure”
evening, eve, even, eventide
(noun) the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); “he enjoyed the evening light across the lake”
eve
(noun) the period immediately before something; “on the eve of the French Revolution”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
eve (plural eves)
The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
(archaic, poetic) Evening, night.
(figurative) The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced
Antonyms: evening, winter
Synonyms
• (evening): een, eventide, forenight; see also evening
Anagrams
• EeV, Vee, vee
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Eve
(Abrahamic religions) The first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife.
An unspecified primordial woman, from whom many or all people are descended.
A female given name from Hebrew.
An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.
An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Eve
(cryptography) A conventional name for an agent attempting to intercept a message sent by Alice that is intended for Bob.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Eve
An English surname.
Anagrams
• EeV, Vee, vee
Noun
EVE (plural EVEs)
Abbreviation of endogenous viral element.
Anagrams
• EeV, Vee, vee
Source: Wiktionary
Eve, n. Etym: [See Even, n.]
1. Evening. [Poetic] Winter oft, at eve resumes the breeze. Thomson.
2. The evening before a holiday, -- from the Jewish mode of reckoning the day as beginning at sunset. not at midnight; as, Christians eve is the evening before Christmas; also, the period immediately preceding some important event. "On the eve of death." Keble. Eve churr (Zoöl), the European goatsucker or nightjar; -- called also night churr, and churr owl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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