Thesaurus:nocturnal

Thesaurus

nocturnal

English

Adjective

Sense: of or pertaining to night

Synonyms

• lucifugous
• nightish
• nightly
• nighttime    [⇒ thesaurus]
• nocturnal

Antonyms

• diurnal    [⇒ thesaurus]
• nonnocturnal

Hyponyms

• matutinal
• matutine
• vespertinal
• vespertine (poetic)

Coordinate terms

• crepuscular    [⇒ thesaurus]
• diurnal    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “126. evening” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “nocturnal” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.