evening

  • (noun): The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.
  • (noun): The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.
  • (noun): A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.
  • (noun): A party or gathering held in the evening.
  • It was the evening of the Roman Empire.