n.
1.the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
2.the time between sunset and midnight
3.the period spent sleeping
4.the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
5.darkness
6.a shortening of nightfall
7.a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
8.Roman goddess of night
Idiom of the Day
stand in awe of (someone or something)
to look upon someone or something with wonder, to feel respect for someone or something
Everybody stands in awe of the football coach.