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midnight

[ˈmɪd̚ˌnɐɪt]noun2 syllables

Midnight means: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night.

Synonyms for midnight9

also used for midnight

boxcars, 00:00, 12 o'clock, 12 midnight, 12 a.m., 24:00, dead of night, noon, noon of night

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What does midnight mean?1

noun

1

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night“young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Midnight in a sentence

  • If we hurry, we might make it to the midnight showing.Joseph
  • At midnight, the vampire forgot he was on a diet.Eccles17
  • You've been driving since midnight, so let me drive.CK
  • The children are still awake, even though it is midnight.Ergulis
  • Despite it being midnight, the children are still up.Ergulis
  • By midnight, most of us decided to call it a night.Amastan
  • At around midnight, the storm had again reached hurricane force.sundown
  • Susie sat up until midnight, when she heard a strange noise.unknown

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Forms of midnight

as a noun

plural
midnights