evenings

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
• Hyphenation: eve‧nings

Etymology 1

From evening +‎ -s (adverbial suffix). Compare with Dutch avonds, Low German avends, German abends.

Adverb

evenings (not comparable)

1. (informal, somewhat dated) In the evening, during the evening.
   • 1846 [1845], Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Boston: Anti-Slavery Office:

     He had ordered her not to go out evenings, and warned her that she must never let him catch her in company with a young man, who was paying attention to her belonging to Colonel Lloyd.

Etymology 2

From evening +‎ -s (plural suffix).

Noun

evenings

1. plural of evening

References

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Anagrams

• eevnings