"nightfall" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnaɪt.fɔl/, /ˈnaɪt.fɑl/ [US, cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-nightfall.ogg [US] Forms: nightfalls [plural]
Etymology: night + fall Etymology templates: {{compound|en|night|fall}} night + fall Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nightfall (countable and uncountable, plural nightfalls)
  1. The close of the day; the coming of night. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the close of the day; the coming of night): هُبُوط (hubūṭ) [masculine] (Arabic), لَيْل (layl) [masculine] (Arabic), غُرُوب (ḡurūb) [masculine] (Arabic), عَشِيّ (ʕašiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), sinarom (Bikol Central), свечеряване (svečerjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), смрачаване (smračavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), capvespre [masculine] (Catalan), 黃昏 (Chinese Mandarin), 黄昏 (huánghūn) (Chinese Mandarin), 薄暮 (bómù) (english: twilight) (Chinese Mandarin), soumrak [masculine] (Czech), skumring (Danish), mørkets frembrud (Danish), avondschemering (Dutch), avondval (Dutch), nachtval (Dutch), valavond (Dutch), videvik (Estonian), iltahämärä (Finnish), illansuu (Finnish), illan siimes (Finnish), tombée de la nuit [feminine] (French), anoitecer [masculine] (Galician), luscofusco [masculine] (Galician), crepúsculo [masculine] (Galician), Einbruch der Nacht [masculine] (German), Einbruch der Dunkelheit [masculine] (German), Zwielicht [neuter] (German), σούρουπο (soúroupo) (Greek), νύχτωμα (nýchtoma) (Greek), साँझ (sāñjh) [feminine] (Hindi), alkony (Hungarian), alkonyat (Hungarian), sötétedés (Hungarian), rökkurbil (Icelandic), ljósaskipti (Icelandic), næturkoma (Icelandic), nótt [feminine] (Icelandic), senjakala (Indonesian), iltain (Ingrian), crepuscolo [masculine] (Italian), 日暮 (higure) (alt: ひぐれ) (Japanese), ашхам (aşxam) (Karachay-Balkar), 해질녘 (haejillyeok) (Korean), 황혼 (hwanghon) (Korean), annoctatio [feminine] (Latin), krēsla (Latvian), tumsas iestāšanās (Latvian), sutema (Lithuanian), prieblanda (Lithuanian), beeal ny hoie [masculine] (Manx), pōnga (Maori), mørkets frambrudd (Norwegian), skumring [masculine] (Norwegian), dagsetr [neuter] (Old Norse), شبانگاه (Persian), zmrok [masculine] (Polish), zmierzch [masculine] (Polish), anoitecer [masculine] (Portuguese), crepúsculo [masculine] (Portuguese), lusco-fusco [masculine] (Portuguese), imbrunìr [masculine] (Romagnol), căderea serii [feminine] (Romanian), înserare [feminine] (Romanian), amurg [neuter] (Romanian), venirea nopții [feminine] (Romanian), căderea nopții [feminine] (Romanian), înnoptare [feminine] (Romanian), наступле́ние но́чи (nastuplénije nóči) [neuter] (Russian), су́мерки (súmerki) [feminine, plural] (Russian), ِسَنجھا (sanjhā) [feminine] (Sindhi), súmrak [masculine] (Slovak), mrak [masculine] (Slovene), anochecer [masculine] (Spanish), kvällning (Swedish), nattens inbrott (mörkrets) (Swedish), takipsilim (Tagalog), akşam karanlığı (Turkish), akşam vakti (Turkish), chạng vạng (Vietnamese), anuti [masculine] (Walloon), cyfnos [masculine] (Welsh), hwyr [masculine] (Welsh), hwyrnos [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-nightfall-en-noun-kei~Ua6~ Disambiguation of 'the close of the day; the coming of night': 92 8
  2. nocturnal emission Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Night, Times of day
    Sense id: en-nightfall-en-noun-7WeoaNCd Disambiguation of Night: 28 72 Disambiguation of Times of day: 31 69 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dusk, evening, sundown, sunset, night-fall [archaic] Derived forms: night-falling Related terms: darkfall, smokefall

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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "hubūṭ",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
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          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
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          "word": "لَيْل"
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          "roman": "ʕašiyy",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "عَشِيّ"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "sinarom"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "svečerjavane",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "свечеряване"
        },
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          "word": "смрачаване"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "capvespre"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "黃昏"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "huánghūn",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "黄昏"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "twilight",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bómù",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "薄暮"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "soumrak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "skumring"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "mørkets frembrud"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "avondschemering"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "avondval"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "nachtval"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "valavond"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "videvik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "iltahämärä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "illansuu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "illan siimes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tombée de la nuit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "anoitecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "luscofusco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "crepúsculo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Einbruch der Nacht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Einbruch der Dunkelheit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Zwielicht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "soúroupo",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "σούρουπο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "nýchtoma",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "νύχτωμα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sāñjh",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "साँझ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "alkony"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "alkonyat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "sötétedés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "rökkurbil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "ljósaskipti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "næturkoma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nótt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "senjakala"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "iltain"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "crepuscolo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "alt": "ひぐれ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "higure",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "日暮"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "krc",
          "lang": "Karachay-Balkar",
          "roman": "aşxam",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "ашхам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "haejillyeok",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "해질녘"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "hwanghon",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "황혼"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "annoctatio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "krēsla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "tumsas iestāšanās"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "sutema"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "prieblanda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "beeal ny hoie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "pōnga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "mørkets frambrudd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "skumring"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "non",
          "lang": "Old Norse",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "dagsetr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "شبانگاه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "zmrok"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "zmierzch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "anoitecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "crepúsculo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lusco-fusco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "rgn",
          "lang": "Romagnol",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "imbrunìr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "căderea serii"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "înserare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "amurg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "venirea nopții"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "căderea nopții"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "înnoptare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nastuplénije nóči",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "наступле́ние но́чи"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "súmerki",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "су́мерки"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "sd",
          "lang": "Sindhi",
          "roman": "sanjhā",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ِسَنجھا"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "súmrak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "mrak"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "anochecer"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "kvällning"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "takipsilim"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "akşam karanlığı"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "akşam vakti"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "word": "chạng vạng"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "anuti"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cyfnos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "hwyr"
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          "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "hubūṭ",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "هُبُوط"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "layl",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "لَيْل"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḡurūb",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "غُرُوب"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕašiyy",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "عَشِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "sinarom"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svečerjavane",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "свечеряване"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smračavane",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "смрачаване"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "capvespre"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "黃昏"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huánghūn",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "黄昏"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "twilight",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bómù",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "薄暮"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soumrak"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "skumring"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "mørkets frembrud"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "avondschemering"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "avondval"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "nachtval"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "valavond"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "videvik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "iltahämärä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "illansuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "illan siimes"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tombée de la nuit"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anoitecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "luscofusco"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crepúsculo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Einbruch der Nacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Einbruch der Dunkelheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Zwielicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "soúroupo",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "σούρουπο"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "nýchtoma",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "νύχτωμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sāñjh",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "साँझ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "alkony"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "alkonyat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "sötétedés"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "rökkurbil"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "ljósaskipti"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "næturkoma"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nótt"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "senjakala"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "iltain"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crepuscolo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひぐれ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "higure",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "日暮"
    },
    {
      "code": "krc",
      "lang": "Karachay-Balkar",
      "roman": "aşxam",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "ашхам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "haejillyeok",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "해질녘"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hwanghon",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "황혼"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "annoctatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "krēsla"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "tumsas iestāšanās"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "sutema"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "prieblanda"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beeal ny hoie"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "pōnga"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "mørkets frambrudd"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "skumring"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dagsetr"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "شبانگاه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zmrok"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zmierzch"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anoitecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crepúsculo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lusco-fusco"
    },
    {
      "code": "rgn",
      "lang": "Romagnol",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "imbrunìr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "căderea serii"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "înserare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "amurg"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "venirea nopții"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "căderea nopții"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "înnoptare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nastuplénije nóči",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "наступле́ние но́чи"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "súmerki",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "су́мерки"
    },
    {
      "code": "sd",
      "lang": "Sindhi",
      "roman": "sanjhā",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ِسَنجھا"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "súmrak"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mrak"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anochecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "kvällning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "nattens inbrott (mörkrets)"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "takipsilim"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "akşam karanlığı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "akşam vakti"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "word": "chạng vạng"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anuti"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cyfnos"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hwyr"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the close of the day; the coming of night",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hwyrnos"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nightfall"
}

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