Definition of EVENTIDE

eventide

Plural: eventides

Noun

  • The time of evening, especially late evening.
  • the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
  • Evening.

Examples

  • The mist rises from the lake at eventide.
  • They continued their Scrabble match into the EVENTIDE, unwilling to stop.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English eventyde, from Old English ǣfentīd, derived from ǣfen (“evening”) + tīd (“time”). By surface analysis, even + -tide.

Synonyms

eve, even, evening, een, eve#Noun, even#Noun, eveningtide, eveningtime, eventide, evetime, forenight, forenight#Noun, undern, vesper, vespertide

Scrabble Score: 12

eventide: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
eventide: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
eventide: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

eventide: valid Words With Friends Word