Evenings

[eev-ningz] /ˈiv nɪŋz/

adverb
1.
in or during the regularly:
She worked days and studied evenings.
[eev-ning] /ˈiv nɪŋ/
noun
1.
the latter part of the day and early part of the night.
2.
the period from sunset to bedtime:
He spent the evenings reading.
3.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. the time between noon and sunset, including the afternoon and twilight.
4.
any concluding or declining period:
the evening of life.
5.
an evening’s reception or entertainment:
Their evenings at home were attended by the socially prominent.
adjective
6.
of or relating to evening:
The evening sky shone with stars.
7.
occurring or seen in the evening:
the evening mist.
/ˈiːvnɪŋz/
adverb
1.
(informal) in the evening, esp regularly
/ˈiːvnɪŋ/
noun
1.
the latter part of the day, esp from late afternoon until nightfall
2.
the latter or concluding period: the evening of one’s life
3.
the early part of the night spent in a specified way: an evening at the theatre
4.
an entertainment, meeting, or reception held in the early part of the night
5.
(Southern US & Brit, dialect) the period between noon and sunset
6.
(modifier) of, used, or occurring in the evening: the evening papers
n.

from Old English æfnung “evening, sunset,” verbal noun from æfnian “become evening, grow toward evening,” from æfen “evening” (see eve). As a synonym of even (n.), it dates from mid-15c. and now entirely replaces the older word in this sense. Another Old English noun for “evening” was cwildtid.

Related Terms

large evening

the period following sunset with which the Jewish day began (Gen. 1:5; Mark 13:35). The Hebrews reckoned two evenings of each day, as appears from Ex. 16:12: 30:8; 12:6 (marg.); Lev. 23:5 (marg. R.V., “between the two evenings”). The “first evening” was that period when the sun was verging towards setting, and the “second evening” the moment of actual sunset. The word “evenings” in Jer. 5:6 should be “deserts” (marg. R.V.).

see: good day (evening)