Night (Noun)

A period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom.

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

The lack of education in the village kept its residents in a night of ignorance about the wider world.
The country was plagued by a night of economic depression that lasted for decades.
The discovery of electricity brought an end to the night of darkness that had shrouded human civilization for millennia.
The 1990s were a night of musical darkness for fans of rock music, with the genre's popularity at an all-time low.
The superstitions and myths of ancient cultures were a night of superstition that has largely been illuminated by the light of science.

Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx.

Nouns denoting people.

The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside.

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

The stars shone brightly in the night sky as we walked home from the party.
She woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of footsteps outside her window.
The city takes on a different feel at night, with neon lights illuminating the streets.
He worked the night shift at the factory, often falling asleep as soon as he got home.
The family sat around the campfire telling scary stories on a dark and stormy night.