Word Study
tonight
CIDE DICTIONARY
tonight, adv. [Prep. to + night].
- On this present or coming night. [1913 Webster]
- On the last night past. Shak. [1913 Webster]
tonight, n.
The present or the coming night; the night after the present day. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tonight, adv. & n.
--adv. on the present or approaching evening or night.
--n. the evening or night of the present day.
--adv. on the present or approaching evening or night.
--n. the evening or night of the present day.
Etymology
TO + NIGHT: cf. TODAY
THESAURUS
tonight
as of now, as things are, at present, at this juncture, at this moment, at this point, at this time, but now, even now, for the nonce, for this occasion, here, here and now, hereat, hic et nunc, in our time, in these days, just now, now, nowadays, on the spot, this day, this night, todayFor further exploring for "tonight" in Webster Dictionary Online