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gloaming vs night

night vs gloaming

gloaming and night both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gloaming Yes No No No
night Yes No No No
As nouns, night is a hyponym of gloaming; that is, night is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gloaming:
  • gloaming: the time of day immediately following sunset
  • night: a shortening of nightfall
gloaming (noun) night (noun)
the time of day immediately following sunset darkness
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
the time between sunset and midnight
the period spent sleeping
a shortening of nightfall
Difference between gloaming and night

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