Synonyms of eve

Noun


1. Eve

usage: (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

2. eve, day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day

usage: the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"

3. eve, time period, period of time, period

usage: the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution"

4. evening, eve, even, eventide, day, daytime, daylight

usage: the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"

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