small hours
small hours noun: the very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep.
Noun
small hours pl (plural only)
- The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep.
- Cologne Hauptbahnhof is reached in the small hours, and the traveller new to postwar Germany is spared the sight of the devastated city.1949 September and October, “The "Nord Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 336
- Then follows a quiet period during the small hours, marked by the departure of the other newspaper trains and some van trains, and by the arrival of the mail train from Weymouth.1962 April, J. N. Faulkner, “Summer Saturday at Waterloo”, in Modern Railways, page 265
- Synonyms:
- wee hours, wee small hours, ungodly hours, postmidnight
small hours meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Indonesian
small hours in Tamil
- நள்ளிரவிற்குப் பின், பின்னிராப் பொழுது
small hours in Tagalog
- very early morning
- des-oras
small hours in Indonesian
- very early morning
- dini hari
Synonyms of small hours
Origin of small hours
From the small number used to identify such hours (e.g. 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock).
Questions about small hours
- What does small hours mean?
- Small hours means the very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep.
- What is small hours in Tamil?
- Small hours in Tamil is நள்ளிரவிற்குப் பின், பின்னிராப் பொழுது. See Small hours meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is small hours?
- Small hours is a noun.
Words near small hours in the dictionary
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