weeknight

noun

week·​night ˈwēk-ˌnīt How to pronounce weeknight (audio)
: a weekday night

Examples of weeknight in a Sentence

The news is on every weeknight at 10 p.m. Her parents don't want her to be out that late on a weeknight.
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Cooking a balanced, multi-component dinner on a weeknight is no easy feat, so the idea of coming home to a fridge full of prepared meals that taste good and require just a short trip to the microwave seems pretty ideal. Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2025 Real glassware, weeknight grilling and never asking for ice. Rachel King, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 There might have been more had this not been on a weeknight (the rematch is a Sunday afternoon). Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025 Bands play weekends, and the weeknights feature the usual run of bar promotions such as a trivia contest on Tuesdays and karaoke Wednesdays. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for weeknight

Word History

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weeknight was in 1782

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“Weeknight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weeknight. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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