midnight

[ mid-nahyt ]

noun

1. the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.

adjective

1. of or relating to midnight.
2. resembling midnight, as in darkness.

midnight

/ ˈmɪdˌnaɪt /

noun

1. 1. the middle of the night; 12 o'clock at night
   2. ( as modifier )

      the midnight hour

2. burn the midnight oil
   to work or study late into the night

Derived Forms

• ˈmidˌnightly, adjectiveadverb

Other Words From

• midnightly adjective adverb
• post·midnight adjective
• pre·midnight noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of midnight¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English midniht. See mid-, night

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. burn the midnight oil, to study or work far into the night:

   After months of burning the midnight oil, he really needed a vacation.

Example Sentences

The attorneys only learned that notes were seized from Combs’ cell when prosecutors filed a motion 30 minutes before midnight Friday citing them as evidence opposing his release, his attorneys wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Wait until after midnight when the constellation of Leo rises in the east.

From BBC

According to the statement, the alleged incident occurred between midnight and 7 a.m. on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

The mystery mollusk is the first known nudibranch to live in a deep-water column, specifically in the ocean’s midnight zone — open water about 1,000 to 4,000 meters below the surface.

From Los Angeles Times

For Mr Edwards, Waring was "right at the core" of what happened to his daughter shortly before midnight on 24 December 2022.

From BBC