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day vs evening

evening vs day

day and evening both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
day Yes No No No
evening Yes No No No
As nouns, evening is a hyponym of day; that is, evening is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than day:
  • day: the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
  • evening: the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
Other hyponyms of day include afternoon, midafternoon, eve, even, eventide.
day (noun) evening (noun)
a period of opportunity the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis a later concluding time period
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
a point or period in time
the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
an era of existence or influence
the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
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