evening
eve.ning \'e-v-nin\ n [ME, fr. OE-fnung, fr. -fnian to grow towa] often attrib rd evening, fr. -fen evening; akin to OHG a-band evening and perh. to Gk epi on 1a: the latter part and close of the day and early part of the night chiefly South & Midland 1b: AFTERNOON 1c: the period from sunset or the evening meal to the time to go to bed 2: the latter portion 3: the period of an evening's entertainment