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If I was to go to sleep before midnight, I would feel weird about myself, like I wasted a day. My most productive hours are between midnight and five.
J. Cole

Meaning of "midnight" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MIDNIGHT

midnight  [ˈmɪdˌnaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIDNIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Midnight is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MIDNIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

midnight

Midnight

Midnight is the transition time period from one day to the next: the moment when the date changes. In ancient Roman timekeeping, midnight was halfway between sunset and sunrise, varying according to the seasons. Solar midnight is that time opposite of solar noon, when the sun is closest to nadir and the night is equidistant from dusk and dawn. Due to the advent of time zones, which make time identical across a range of meridians, and daylight saving time, it rarely coincides with midnight on a clock. Solar midnight is dependent on longitude and time of the year rather than on a time zone. In the northern hemisphere, "midnight" had an ancient geographic association with "north". Modern Polish and Ukrainian preserve this association with their words for "midnight", which also means "north".

Definition of midnight in the English dictionary

The definition of midnight in the dictionary is the middle of the night; 12 o'clock at night.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MIDNIGHT


aconite
ˈækəˌnaɪt
amblygonite
æmˈblɪɡəˌnaɪt
austenite
ˈɔːstəˌnaɪt
bentonite
ˈbɛntəˌnaɪt
fortnight
ˈfɔːtˌnaɪt
hessonite
ˈhɛsəˌnaɪt
ilmenite
ˈɪlmɪˌnaɪt
kaolinite
ˈkeɪəlɪˌnaɪt
kryptonite
ˈkrɪptəˌnaɪt
limonite
ˈlaɪməˌnaɪt
Masonite
ˈmeɪsəˌnaɪt
Mennonite
ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt
olivenite
ɒˈlɪvɪˌnaɪt
suburbanite
səˈbɜːbəˌnaɪt
taconite
ˈtækəˌnaɪt
tanzanite
ˈtænzəˌnaɪt
titanite
ˈtaɪtəˌnaɪt
Twelfth-Night
ˈtwɛlfθˌnaɪt
weeknight
ˈwiːkˌnaɪt
wollastonite
ˈwʊləstəˌnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIDNIGHT

midlatitude
midleg
midlife
midlife crisis
midlifer
midline
midlittoral
Midlothian
midmonth
midmost
midnight blue
midnight feast
midnight oil
midnight regulation
midnight sun
midnightly
midnoon
midpoint
midrash
midrashic

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIDNIGHT

all-night
big night
black knight
bright
election night
first night
fly-by-night
gala night
good night
knight
late-night
moonlight night
night
night-night
opening night
overnight
school night
stag night
tonight
watch night
white knight

Synonyms and antonyms of midnight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MIDNIGHT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «midnight» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of midnight

Translation of «midnight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIDNIGHT

Find out the translation of midnight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of midnight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «midnight» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

午夜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medianoche
570 millions of speakers

English

midnight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधी रात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُنْتَصَفُ الْلَيلِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полночь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meia-noite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মধ্যরাত্রি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

minuit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tengah malam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mitternacht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真夜中
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tengah wengi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa đêm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நள்ளிரவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मध्यरात्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gece yarısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mezzanotte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

północ
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

північ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

miezul nopții
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεσάνυχτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

middernag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

midnatt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

midnatt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of midnight

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIDNIGHT»

The term «midnight» is very widely used and occupies the 6.541 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MIDNIGHT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «midnight» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «midnight» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about midnight

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10 QUOTES WITH «MIDNIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word midnight.
1
Robert Asprin
New Orleans life is such a night life. The thing that comes up very often is that our day essentially doesn't start until midnight or 2 in the morning.
2
Rick Atkinson
I was with the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq, really in the middle of nowhere, about 80 miles south of Baghdad. And it was almost midnight, and I got a computer message from the home office of the Washington Post asking me to call them. I did call them and was told that I'd won the Pulitzer Prize.
3
Anna Letitia Barbauld
The dead of midnight is the noon of thought.
4
Berkeley Breathed
I drew the last image ever of Opus at midnight while Puccini was playing and I got rather stupid. Thirty years. A bit like saying goodbye to a child - which is ironic because I was never, never sentimental about him as many of his fans were.
5
Bill Callahan
At midnight every night, I would methodically leave the house for a couple hours' walk, come back in, and record. And then the sun came up. If I had done something good, then I'd be happy and go to sleep.
6
J. Cole
If I was to go to sleep before midnight, I would feel weird about myself, like I wasted a day. My most productive hours are between midnight and five.
7
James Daly
You lie awake at 3 in the morning thinking of story ideas. You're online at 8 a.m. on a Sunday or midnight on a Wednesday. It's a job that you never push aside.
8
Rita Dove
I'm a night person. My best times are midnight to six, actually.
9
Paul Feig
You just have to be classy at the end of the day. That doesn't mean you can't go with a midnight blue tux. And if you can find a deep red tux that looks classy and classic, I think you can pull it off.
10
Lisa Gardner
I loved ghost stories, creaky staircases, stormy nights. If it guaranteed nightmares I read it by flashlight, after midnight.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIDNIGHT»

Discover the use of midnight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to midnight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Midnight
A series of bizarre deaths draws Tessa Lockland and Sam Booker to Moonlight Cove, where they team up with natives Chrissie Foster and Harry Talbot to combat the evil that threatens the community. Reissue.
Dean Ray Koontz, 2004
2
Midnight: A Gangster Love Story
This story will move your heart and soul and change your life forever.
Sister Souljah, 2010
3
Midnight
As an apprentice bredinari, hot-tempered Kat is finally within touching distance of fulfilling her dreams - to tame and ride her own hellhorse and carry secret messages across the land.
Lene Kaaberbol, 2009
4
Red Midnight
When guerrilla soldiers strike Santiago's village, they destroy everything in their path -- including his home and family.
Ben Mikaelsen, 2010
5
Midnight
When a Manhattan judge quietly dies in his chambers on New Year's Eve, two financially strapped and secret-keeping employees resolve to conceal the death until after midnight so that they can retain their jobs for another year, an effort ...
Kevin Egan, 2013
6
Midnight and the Meaning of Love
As he grows to young manhood, he must defend his family and their way of life, all while they build a business and remain true to their beliefs. This is a story that has never been told before, from a perspective that never gets heard.
Sister Souljah, 2011
7
Midnight Magic
Under house arrest for confessing to being a magician, Mangus is summoned by the king to free his daughter, Princess Teresina, from the torment of a terrifying ghost.
Avi, 2001
8
Midnight
But is Jasmine a true friend? And will Violet ever manage to break free of Will's spell? I heard a clock chime far away. It was striking midnight. I looked out into the night and made my wish.
Jacqueline Wilson, 2008
9
Midnight's Children
This novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people–a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy.
Salman Rushdie, 2010
10
Born at Midnight
Don't miss this spectacular new young adult fantasy series from C.C. Hunter! Born at Midnight will steal your heart and haunt your dreams.
C. C. Hunter, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIDNIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term midnight is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Midnight witness tracks gold crash
In the small hours of Sunday morning, when most traders in London were asleep, one gold broker who was suffering a restless night said he ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
Republicans fret 'midnight regulations' from Obama
Republicans are sounding the alarm about a deluge of “midnight regulations” that could be pushed through agency pipelines in the waning ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
3
MoMA's 'Mexico at Midnight' Noir Series Offers Taut Thrillers
For many viewers, the great revelation of "Mexico at Midnight" — MoMA's survey of mid-century noirs from Mexico's long-gone studio system ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
4
Trains passing through Stratford could be disrupted until midnight
The disruption is expect to last until midnight. In a statement on its website, the company said: “C2C, TFL Rail and London Underground are ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»
5
City Mulling Midnight Curfew for Clubs, Bars
But on Monday, City Hall said it was considering ordering all businesses that serve alcohol to close their doors by 12 a.m. to reduce fatal traffic ... «The Cambodia Daily, Jul 15»
6
Midnight Soundtrack provides creative outlet for Binbrook solo artist
Instead of writing straight from his heart, as Novelli says is the case with his solo project, Midnight Soundtrack gave him the opportunity to write ... «Grand River Sachem, Jul 15»
7
Neighbors help extinguish midnight fire
A passer-by reported seeing an orange glow coming from under the front porch of a home in the 200 block of West Amanda Street just after ... «NRToday.com, Jul 15»
8
Helman 'Midnight Express' Mkhalele writes for us!
In his first column in today's Phakaaathi inside The Citizen, former Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates midfielder Helman “Midnight Express” ... «The Citizen, Jul 15»
9
Which local craft beer is named after a famous hip-hop album?
Their version is the Midnight Marauder, named for the 1993 classic hip hop album Midnight Marauders from A Tribe Called Quest — a staff ... «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
10
Firefighters called before midnight
The Norfolk Fire Division was called to a house fire late Monday evening in northeast Norfolk. Firefighters were dispatched to 905 Harrison Ave. «Norfolk Daily News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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