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
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
• (12 o'clock at night): 12 am; 00:00, 12 a.m. (sometimes proscribed), 12 midnight; see also midnight
• noon, midday
midnight (not comparable)
(poetic) Utterly dark or black.
Source: Wiktionary
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
