# weeknight

Pronunciation: say "WEEK-nyt" US /ˈwikˌnaɪt/, UK /ˈwiːkˌnaɪt/

## Noun

1. The evening hours of any day from Monday through Friday, rather than a weekend.
   - Simple: An evening on a day from Monday to Friday, when most people work or go to school.
   - _A quick pasta dish is perfect for a busy weeknight._
   - _The theater stays quiet on weeknights but fills up by Saturday._

## Origin

Formed from the words "week" and "night."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/weeknight (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).