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weeknight

[week-nahyt]

noun

  1. any night of the week, usually except Saturday and Sunday.



adjective

  1. Also weeknightly of, on, or for a weeknight.

    the weeknight lineup of TV programs.

weeknight

/ ˈɾːˌԲɪ /

noun

  1. the evening or night of a weekday

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of weeknight1

First recorded in 1855–60; week + night
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Example Sentences

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Angel City Brewery, also located in the Arts District, has amended its normal 4 p.m. to midnight weeknight schedule.

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Malivert offered his favorite tips and tricks on how to put together the perfect farmers market meal, whether it’s an easy weeknight dinner or a weekend feast for friends and family.

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Fifteen years ago, he cooked for only 35 to 50 guests on weeknights.

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Lush anticipates expanding its comedy branding to Sundays and additional weeknights in upcoming months.

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Open Cup game with LAFC’s NextPro team went into extra time late on a chilly weeknight, few in the crowd left.

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When To Use

is a weeknight?

A weeknight is the evening of a weekday—any day that is not a weekend day.Since the weekend is considered to consist of Saturday and Sunday, the weekdays are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.The word week most commonly refers to any period of seven consecutive days, or to the seven-day period on the calendar that begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. However, in weekday and weeknight, it refers to the five-day period that’s often considered the workweek or school week. The standard workweek is from Monday through Friday, though working schedules vary widely.For this reason, terms like weekday and weeknight are typically used—instead of just saying day or night—to distinguish them from the days and nights on the weekend.The similar terms work night and school night refer to nights when a person has to work or go to school the next day. Weeknight doesn’t necessarily imply this, but most people are probably less likely to call Friday night a weeknight since Friday evening is often considered the start of the weekend (though Friday is still considered a weekday.)Weeknight is commonly used as an adjective, as in weeknight dinner. The word weeknights can be used as an adverb meaning on weeknights, as in I work weeknights, but I’m free weekends. Example: I don’t usually like to be out so late on a weeknight, but I couldn’t miss this!

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