nighttime
See also: night-time
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle English nyght tyme, nyȝttyme, equivalent to night + time. Compare Dutch nachttijd, German Nachtzeit, Danish nattetid, Swedish nattetid. Compare also Middle English nyȝter tyme (“nighttime”), from Old Norse náttartími, nætrtími (“nighttime”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nighttime (countable and uncountable, plural nighttimes)
- The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
- 1986, R.E.M. (lyrics and music), “Hyena”, in Lifes Rich Pageant:
- Nighttime fell like the opening / In the final act of the beginning of time
- 1996, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 50, number 7, page 52:
- Smith Barney, for example, goes so far as to shift the hours during which taxi rides home are expensable as nighttime lengthens and shortens, says Moszkowski.
Synonyms edit
- nightertale, nighttide; see also Thesaurus:nighttime
Antonyms edit
- day, daytime; see also Thesaurus:daytime
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
hours of darkness
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Adjective edit
nighttime (not comparable)
- Pertaining to nighttime; appropriate to the night.
- Happening during the night.
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “pertaining to nighttime”): day, daytime
- (antonym(s) of “happening during the night”): daytime, diurnal
Translations edit
pertaining to nighttime, appropriate to the night
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