Fall
Fall noun - The time of day immediately following sunset.
Usage example: they finished before the fall of night
Nightfall
Nightfall noun - The time of day immediately following sunset.
How words are described
| sudden | sudden fall | sudden nightfall |
Both words in one sentence
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In the foreword of Nightfall, the authors explain that, in order to avert this trope, they are replacing alien measurements and terminology with Earthling equivalents (a move which itself may fall under Literary Agent Hypothesis).
Source: Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp"
Cite this Source
Nightfall and Fall. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fall/nightfall
Fall & Nightfall. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fall/nightfall>.
Nightfall or Fall. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fall/nightfall.
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