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
give (someone) credit for (something)
to acknowledge or thank someone for something that they have done
Everybody gave the man credit for saving the life of the girl.