eventide
Say it: EE-vun-tyde /ˈiːvəntaɪd/ · noun
What “eventide” means
An old-fashioned word for evening.
More precisely: Evening, in old-fashioned or poetic language.
Example: “At eventide the market stalls closed and the square filled with music.”
When to use it
In poetry, hymns or deliberately old-fashioned writing, when evening needs a gentle, traditional feel.
Similar words
evening, dusk, nightfall
Where it comes from
Old English ǣfentīd, 'evening time'.
Quick check
You are writing a poem about evening and want an old-fashioned word for that time. Which fits?
noontide or eventide?
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eventide
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