Eve vs. Evening — What's the Difference?

Eve (; Hebrew: חַוָּה‎, Chava /χaˈva/, Tiberian: Ḥawwāh; Arabic: حَوَّاء‎, romanized: Ḥawwāʾ; Greek: Εὕα, romanized: Heúa; Latin: Eva, Heva; Syriac: ܚܰܘܳܐ romanized: ḥawâ) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. According to the origin story of the Abrahamic religions, she was the first woman, yet some debate within Judaism has also given that position to Lilith.

Evening is the period of a day from the end of the afternoon to the beginning of night. The exact times when evening begins and ends depend on location, time of year, and culture, but it is generally regarded as beginning when the Sun is low in the sky and lasting until the end of twilight.

The evening or day preceding a special day, such as a holiday.

The period of decreasing daylight between afternoon and night.

The period immediately preceding a certain event

The period between sunset or the evening meal and bedtime

Evening.

A later period or time

The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

Chiefly Southern US The time from noon to twilight.

Evening, night.

The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.

(figurative) The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced

The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.

Evening.

(figuratively) A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.

The evening before a holiday, - from the Jewish mode of reckoning the day as beginning at sunset, not at midnight; as, Christmas eve is the evening before Christmas; also, the period immediately preceding some important event.

A party or gathering held in the evening.

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Present participle of even

The day before;

Present participle of evene

The period immediately before something;

The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sun.

The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall);

The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.

The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall);

A later concluding time period;

The early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way;