MIDNIGHT

midnight

(noun) 12 o’clock at night; the middle of the night; “young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

midnight (countable and uncountable, plural midnights)

The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.

12 o'clock at night exactly.

• Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman

Synonyms

• (12 o'clock at night): 12 am; 00:00, 12 a.m. (sometimes proscribed), 12 midnight; see also midnight

Antonyms

• noon, midday

Adjective

midnight (not comparable)

(poetic) Utterly dark or black.

Source: Wiktionary

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Mid"night`, n. Etym: [AS. midniht.]

Definition: The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night. The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve. Shak.

Mid"night`, a.

Definition: Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, midnight studies; midnight gloom. "Midnight shout and revelry." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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