night

night
noun
1》 the time from sunset to sunrise.
    ↘this as the interval between two days.
2》 the darkness of night.
    ↘literary nightfall.
3》 an evening.
adverb (nights) informal, chiefly N. Amer. at night.
exclamation informal goodnight.
Derivatives
nightless adjective
Origin
OE neaht, niht, of Gmc origin.

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  • Night — (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny x, nykto s, Skr. nakta, nakti.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • night — W1S1 [naıt] n [U and C] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(when it is dark)¦ 2¦(evening)¦ 3 nights 4 night! 5 night night! 6 night and day/day and night 7 night or day/day or night 8 night after night 9 first night/opening night …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • night — (n.) O.E. niht (W.Saxon neaht, Anglian næht, neht) night, darkness; the vowel indicating that the modern word derives from oblique cases (gen. nihte, dat. niht), from P.Gmc. *nakht (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. naht, O.Fris., Du., nacht, Ger. Nacht, O.N.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • night — [nīt] n. [ME niht < OE, akin to Ger nacht < IE base * nekwt , * nokwt > Gr nyx (gen. nyktos), L nox (gen. noctis), night] 1. a) the period from sunset to sunrise b) the period of actual darkness after sunset and before sunrise; also, a… …   English World dictionary

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  • night — ► NOUN 1) the time from sunset to sunrise. 2) the darkness of night. 3) literary nightfall. 4) an evening. ► ADVERB (nights) informal ▪ at night. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • night|ed — «NY tihd», adjective. Archaic. 1. made dark as night: »nighted colour (Shakespeare). 2. overtaken by night; benighted: »Upon the nighted pilgrim s way (Scott) …   Useful english dictionary

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