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night
1.variable noun A1
The night is the part of each day when the sun has set and it is dark outside, especially the time when people are sleeping.
He didn't sleep a wink all night.
The fighting began in the late afternoon and continued all night.
Our reporter spent the night crossing the border from Austria into Slovenia.
2.countable noun A1
3.countable noun B1
4.
See at night
5.
See at night
6.
See day and night/night and day
7.
See early night
8. morning, noon, and night
More Synonyms of night
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British English pronunciation
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night in British English
noun
1.
the period of darkness each 24 hours between sunset and sunrise, as distinct from day
2.(modifier)
of, occurring, working, etc, at night
a night nurse
3.
the occurrence of this period considered as a unit
four nights later they left
4.
the period between sunset and retiring to bed; evening
5.
the time between bedtime and morning
she spent the night alone
6.
the weather conditions of the night
a clear night
7.
the activity or experience of a person during a night
8.(sometimes capital)
any evening designated for a special observance or function
9.
nightfall or dusk
10.
a state or period of gloom, ignorance, etc
11. See make a night of it
12. See night and day
▶Related adjective: nocturnal
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Word origin
Old English niht; compare Dutch nacht, Latin nox, Greek nux
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night in American English
noun
1.
a.
the period from sunset to sunrise
b.
the period of actual darkness after sunset and before sunrise; also, a part of this period before bedtime [a night at the opera] or the part between bedtime and morning [a sleepless night]
2.
the evening following a specified day
Christmas night
3.
the darkness of night
4.
any period or condition of darkness or gloom
; specif.,
a.
a period of intellectual or moral degeneration
b.
a time of grief
c.
death
adjective
5.
of, for, or at night
6.
active, working, or in use at night
Idioms:
make a night of it
night after night
night and day
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin
ME niht < OE, akin to Ger nacht < IE base *nekwt-, *nokwt- > Gr nyx (gen. nyktos), L nox (gen. noctis), night
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night in American English
(nait)
noun
1.
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
2.
the beginning of this period; nightfall
3.
the darkness of night; the dark
4.
a condition or time of obscurity, ignorance, sinfulness, misfortune, etc
the long night of European history known as the Dark Ages
5.(sometimes cap)
an evening used or set aside for a particular event, celebration, or other special purpose
a night on the town
poker night
New Year's Night
6. See night and day
adjective
7.
of or pertaining to night
the night hours
8.
occurring, appearing, or seen at night
a night raid
a night bloomer
9.
used or designed to be used at night
to take a night coach
the night entrance
10.
working at night
night nurse
the night shift
11.
active at night
the night feeders of the jungle
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Derived forms
nightless
adjective
nightlessly
adverb
nightlike
adjective
Word origin
[bef. 900; ME; OE niht, neaht, c. G Nacht, Goth nahts, L nox (s. noct-), Gk nýx (s. nykt-)]
Examples of 'night' in a sentence
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Is it difficult to stay mentally alert at night? The Guardian (2016) The Guardian (2018) The Guardian (2018) The Guardian (2019) The Guardian (2020) The Sun (2008) Times, Sunday Times (2016) Times, Sunday Times (2007) Times, Sunday Times (2016) Claire Harman ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (2005)
Quotations
Night hath a thousand eyesJohn LylyMaides Metamorphose
The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but oneF.W. BourdillonLight
Night is the half of life, and the better halfJohann Wolfgang von GoetheWilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre
the huge and thoughtful nightWalt WhitmanWhen Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
sable-vested night, eldest of thingsJohn MiltonParadise Lost
More idioms containing
night
a night owl
COBUILD Collocations
night
fun night
night hours
night patrol
night raid
poker night
premiere night
previous night
prom night
quiet night
rainy night
restless night
sleep a night
sleepless night
spend a night
stormy night
warm night
weekend night
