noun
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race
Examples
- God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
noun
the day before
Examples
- he always arrives on the eve of her departure
noun
the period immediately before something
Examples
- on the eve of the French Revolution
noun
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
Synonyms
Examples
- he enjoyed the evening light across the lake