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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Night \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. [root]265. Cf. Equinox, Nocturnal.]
1. That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the
horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the
time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the
sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.
[1913 Webster]
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he
called Night. --Gen. i. 5.
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2. Hence:
(a) Darkness; obscurity; concealment.
[1913 Webster]
Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night.
--Pope.
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(b) Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.
(c) A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night
of sorrow.
(d) The period after the close of life; death.
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She closed her eyes in everlasting night.
--Dryden.
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Do not go gentle into that good night
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
--Dylan
Thomas.
[PJC]
(e) A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems
to sleep. ``Sad winter's night''. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Night is sometimes used, esp. with participles, in the
formation of self-explaining compounds; as,
night-blooming, night-born, night-warbling, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Night by night, Night after night, nightly; many nights.
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So help me God, as I have watched the night,
Ay, night by night, in studying good for England.
--Shak.
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Night bird. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The moor hen ({Gallinula chloropus).
(b) The Manx shearwater ({Puffinus Anglorum).
Night blindness. (Med.) See Hemeralopia.
Night cart, a cart used to remove the contents of privies
by night.
Night churr, (Zo["o]l.), the nightjar.
Night crow, a bird that cries in the night.
Night dog, a dog that hunts in the night, -- used by
poachers.
Night fire.
(a) Fire burning in the night.
(b) Ignis fatuus; Will-o'-the-wisp; Jask-with-a-lantern.
Night flyer (Zo["o]l.), any creature that flies in the
night, as some birds and insects.
night glass, a spyglass constructed to concentrate a large
amount of light, so as see objects distinctly at night.
--Totten.
Night green, iodine green.
Night hag, a witch supposed to wander in the night.
Night hawk (Zo["o]l.), an American bird ({Chordeiles
Virginianus), allied to the goatsucker. It hunts the
insects on which it feeds toward evening, on the wing, and
often, diving down perpendicularly, produces a loud
whirring sound, like that of a spinning wheel. Also
sometimes applied to the European goatsuckers. It is
called also bull bat.
Night heron (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
herons of the genus Nycticorax, found in various parts
of the world. The best known species is Nycticorax
griseus, or Nycticorax nycticorax, of Europe, and the
American variety (var. n[ae]vius). The yellow-crowned
night heron ({Nyctanassa violacea syn. Nycticorax
violaceus) inhabits the Southern States. Called also
qua-bird, and squawk.
Night house, a public house, or inn, which is open at
night.
Night key, a key for unfastening a night latch.
Night latch, a kind of latch for a door, which is operated
from the outside by a key.
Night monkey (Zo["o]l.), an owl monkey.
night moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of the noctuids.
Night parrot (Zo["o]l.), the kakapo.
Night piece, a painting representing some night scene, as a
moonlight effect, or the like.
Night rail, a loose robe, or garment, worn either as a
nightgown, or over the dress at night, or in sickness.
[Obs.]
Night raven (Zo["o]l.), a bird of ill omen that cries in
the night; esp., the bittern.
Night rule.
(a) A tumult, or frolic, in the night; -- as if a
corruption, of night revel. [Obs.]
(b) Such conduct as generally rules, or prevails, at
night.
What night rule now about this haunted grove?
--Shak.
Night sight. (Med.) See Nyctolopia.
Night snap, a night thief. [Cant] --Beau. & Fl.
Night soil, human excrement; -- so called because in cities
it is collected by night and carried away for manure.
Night spell, a charm against accidents at night.
Night swallow (Zo["o]l.), the nightjar.
Night walk, a walk in the evening or night.
Night walker.
(a) One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist; a
noctambulist.
(b) One who roves about in the night for evil purposes;
specifically, a prostitute who walks the streets.
Night walking.
(a) Walking in one's sleep; sleep walking; somnambulism;
noctambulism.
(b) Walking the streets at night with evil designs.
Night warbler (Zo["o]l.), the sedge warbler ({Acrocephalus
phragmitis); -- called also night singer. [Prov. Eng.]
Night watch.
(a) A period in the night, as distinguished by the change
of watch.
(b) A watch, or guard, to aford protection in the night.
Night watcher, one who watches in the night; especially,
one who watches with evil designs.
Night witch. Same as Night hag, above.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Night \Night\, n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D.
nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n?tt, Sw. natt, Dan.
nat, Goth. nachts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir.
nochd, L. nox, noctis, gr. ?, ?, Skr. nakta, nakti. [root]
265. Cf. Equinox, Nocturnal.]
1. That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the
horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the
time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the
sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he
called Night. --Gen. i. 5.
2. Hence:
(a) Darkness; obscurity; concealment.
Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night.
--Pope.
(b) Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.
(c) A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night
of sorrow.
(d) The period after the close of life; death.
She closed her eyes in everlasting night.
--Dryden.
(e) A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems
to sleep. ``Sad winter's night''. --Spenser.
Note: Night is sometimes used, esp. with participles, in the
formation of self-explaining compounds; as,
night-blooming, night-born, night-warbling, etc.
Night by night, Night after night, nightly; many nights.
So help me God, as I have watched the night, Ay,
night by night, in studying good for England.
--Shak.
Night bird. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The moor hen ({Gallinula chloropus).
(b) The Manx shearwater ({Puffinus Anglorum).
Night blindness. (Med.) See Hemeralopia.
Night cart, a cart used to remove the contents of privies
by night.
Night churr, (Zo["o]l.), the nightjar.
Night crow, a bird that cries in the night.
Night dog, a dog that hunts in the night, -- used by
poachers.
Night fire.
(a) Fire burning in the night.
(b) Ignis fatuus; Will-o'-the-wisp; Jask-with-a-lantern.
Night flyer (Zo["o]l.), any creature that flies in the
night, as some birds and insects.
night glass, a spyglass constructed to concentrate a large
amount of light, so as see objects distinctly at night.
--Totten.
Night green, iodine green.
Night hag, a witch supposed to wander in the night.
Night hawk (Zo["o]l.), an American bird ({Chordeiles
Virginianus), allied to the goatsucker. It hunts the
insects on which it feeds toward evening, on the wing, and
often, diving down perpendicularly, produces a loud
whirring sound, like that of a spinning wheel. Also
sometimes applied to the European goatsuckers. It is
called also bull bat.
Night+heron+({Zo["o]l" rel="nofollow">Night heron ({Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
herons of the genus Nycticorax, found in various parts
of the world. The best known species is Nycticorax
griseus, or N. nycticorax, of Europe, and the American
variety (var. n[ae]vius). The yellow-crowned night heron
({Nycticorax violaceus) inhabits the Southern States.
Called also qua-bird, and squawk.
Night house, a public house, or inn, which is open at
night.
Night key, a key for unfastening a night latch.
Night latch, a kind of latch for a door, which is operated
from the outside by a key.
Night monkey (Zo["o]l.), an owl monkey.
night moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of the noctuids.
Night parrot (Zo["o]l.), the kakapo.
Night piece, a painting representing some night scene, as a
moonlight effect, or the like.
Night rail, a loose robe, or garment, worn either as a
nightgown, or over the dress at night, or in sickness.
[Obs.]
Night raven (Zo["o]l.), a bird of ill omen that cries in
the night; esp., the bittern.
Night rule.
(a) A tumult, or frolic, in the night; -- as if a
corruption, of night revel. [Obs.]
(b) Such conduct as generally rules, or prevails, at
night.
What night rule now about this haunted grove?
--Shak.
Night sight. (Med.) See Nyctolopia.
Night snap, a night thief. [Cant] --Beau. & Fl.
Night soil, human excrement; -- so called because in cities
it is collected by night and carried away for manure.
Night spell, a charm against accidents at night.
Night swallow (Zo["o]l.), the nightjar.
Night walk, a walk in the evening or night.
Night walker.
(a) One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist; a
noctambulist.
(b) One who roves about in the night for evil purposes;
specifically, a prostitute who walks the streets.
Night walking.
(a) Walking in one's sleep; somnambulism; noctambulism.
(b) Walking the streets at night with evil designs.
Night warbler (Zo["o]l.), the sedge warbler ({Acrocephalus
phragmitis); -- called also night singer. [prov. Eng.]
Night watch.
(a) A period in the night, as distinguished by the change
of watch.
(b) A watch, or guard, to aford protection in the night.
Night watcher, one who watches in the night; especially,
one who watches with evil designs.
Night witch. Same as Night hag, above.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
night
n 1: the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark
outside [syn: nighttime, dark] [ant: day]
2: the time between sunset and midnight; "he watched television
every night"
3: the period spent sleeping; "I had a restless night"
4: the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit;
"three nights later he collapsed"
5: darkness; "it vanished into the night"
6: a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to
night"
7: a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
8: Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of
Greek Nyx [syn: Nox]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
night
Αγγλικά n.
η νύχτα, το χρονικό διάστημα από τη δύση έως την ανατολή του ήλιου
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
night
Italian n.
nightclub
Middle English n.
(alt form enm nyght)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Night
n.
1 The 92nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
2 (lb en Germanic paganism) The goddess of the night in Heathenry.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
night
interj.
(ellipsis of en good night)
n.
(lb en countable) The period between sunset and sunrise, when a
location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
vb.
To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Night
n.
1 The 92nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
2 (lb en Germanic paganism) The goddess of the night in Heathenry.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
night
Italian n.
nightclub
Middle English n.
(alt form enm nyght)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Night
n.
1 The 92nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
2 (lb en Germanic paganism) The goddess of the night in Heathenry.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
night
Italian n.
nightclub
Middle English n.
(alt form enm nyght)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Night
n.
1 The 92nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
2 (lb en Germanic paganism) The goddess of the night in Heathenry.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
night
Englanti n.
yö (+luokka en vuorokaudenaika)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
night
Engelska n.
1 (tagg kat=tidsuttryck språk=en) natt
2 senare kväll
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
night /nˈaɪt/
aandgebed
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
night /nˈaɪt/
nag
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
night /nˈaɪt/
nagklub
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
night /nˈaɪt/
nagklub
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Night /nˈaɪt/
الليل
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
night //naɪt// //nʌɪt//
1. мрак, нощ
darkness
2. нощувка, нощ
night spent away from home
3. смрачаване
nightfall
4. нощ 2.
period between sunset and sunrise
3.
evening or night spent at a particular activity
4.
quality of sleep obtained during a night
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
night /nˈaɪt/
noční
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
night /nˈaɪt/
večerní
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
night /nˈaɪt/
noc
From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
night /nˈaɪt/
nos
From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
night /nˈaɪt/
noson
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
night /nˈaɪt/
Abend
Note: als Freizeit zwischen Nachmittag und Schlafengehen
"on weekday nights" - abends unter der Woche, unter der Woche am Abend, werktags abends
"on a school night" - wenn / obwohl am nächsten Tag Schule ist
see: weekday night, weeknight, on weeknights
Note: leisure period between afternoon and bedtime
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
night /nˈaɪt/
Nacht
"all night long" - die ganze Nacht hindurch
"in the night of April 12th" - in der Nacht des 12. April
"in the night from May 6th to May 7th" - in der Nacht vom 6. auf den 7. Mai
"in the night from 6 to 7 May" - in der Nacht vom 6. auf den 7. Mai
"in the darkness of night" - bei Nacht und Nebel
"three dog night" - sehr kalte Nacht
see: nights, at night, all night
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
night /nˈaɪt/
νύχτα
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
night //naɪt// //nʌɪt//
öitä!
Short for good night
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
night //naɪt// //nʌɪt//
1. yö, pimeys, pimeä
darkness
2. yö, ilta
evening or night spent at a particular activity
3. yö, yöpyminen
night spent away from home
4. ilta
nightfall
5. yö
period between sunset and sunrise
6. yö, yöuni
quality of sleep obtained during a night
From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]
night /nait/
nuit
From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 : [ freedict:eng-gle ]
night /nait/
oíche
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
night /nˈaɪt/
1. रात
"We sat up all night watching a movie."
2. संध्या
"This is the continuation of the last night of the play."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
night /nˈaɪt/
mrak, noć, noći, noćni, noću, polumrak, prošle noći, večer, večernji, večernji suton
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
night /nˈaɪt/
1. éjszakai
2. éjjeli
3. este
4. éj
5. éjszaka
6. éjjel
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
night //naɪt// //nʌɪt//
1. malam, malam hari
2. malam 2.
period between sunset and sunrise
3.
night spent away from home
4.
darkness
5.
evening or night spent at a particular activity
6.
quality of sleep obtained during a night
From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
night /nˈaɪt/
notte
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
night //naɪt// //nʌɪt//
1. 闇, 夜
darkness
2. 一晩, 夜
evening or night spent at a particular activity
3. 一泊, 夜
night spent away from home
4. 日暮れ
nightfall
5. 夜 2.
period between sunset and sunrise
3.
quality of sleep obtained during a night
From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-lat ]
night /nait/
nox
From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
night /nait/
1. naktis, vakaras
2. sutemos, tamsa, tamsybė
From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
night /nait/
nacht
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
night //naɪt// //nʌɪt//
1. natt 2.
night spent away from home
3.
darkness
4.
evening or night spent at a particular activity
5.
quality of sleep obtained during a night
2. natt, mørke
period between sunset and sunrise
From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
night /nait/
noite
From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
night /nˈaɪt/
camisón
From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
night /nait/
noche
From English-Serbian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-srp ]
night /nait/
ноћ
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
night //naɪt// //nʌɪt//
gonatt
Short for good night
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
night //naɪt// //nʌɪt//
1. mörker, natt
darkness
2. övernattning, natt
night spent away from home
3. skymning
nightfall
4. natt 2.
period between sunset and sunrise
3.
evening or night spent at a particular activity
4.
quality of sleep obtained during a night
From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-swh ]
night /nˈaɪt/
usiku
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
night /nˈaɪt/
1. gece, gece vakti
2. akşam
3. karanlık
4. cehalet. night and day gece gündüz, daima, durmadan. night blindness gece körlüğü. night clothes yatak kıyafeti. night crawler (A.B.D.), (k. dili) geceleri çıkan bir çeşit solucan. night editor gece çalışan gazete yazı işleri müdürü. night latch Yale kilidi. night letter geceleri ucuz fiyatla gönderilen telgraf, ELT. night owl geceleri geç yatmayı âdet edinen kimse. night school gece okulu. night soil geceleri boşaltılan pislik. night table komodin. night vision karanlıkta görme özelliği
5. gece görülen hayalet. night watch gece bekçisi
6. gece nöbeti. a night out hizmetçilerin izinli oldukları gece. all night long bütün gece, sabaha kadar. by night geceleyin, nightly gece meydana gelen
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈnaɪt/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
67 Moby Thesaurus words for "night":
Egyptian darkness, Erebus, all the time, all-night, blackness,
ceaselessly, charcoal, coal, continually, continuously, crow, dark,
dark of night, darkness, darkness visible, dead of night, dusk,
ebon, ebony, endlessly, evening, evensong, eventide, gloaming,
incessantly, ink, intense darkness, jet, lightlessness, midnight,
moonlessness, night and day, night-fallen, nightfall, nightlong,
nightly, nighttide, nighttime, nocturnal, obscure,
obscure darkness, obscurity, pitch, pitch-darkness,
pitchy darkness, raven, round-the-clock, sable night, sloe, smoke,
smut, soot, starlessness, sundown, sunlessness, sunset,
swarthiness, tar, tenebrosity, tenebrousness, the palpable obscure,
total darkness, twilight, unceasingly, unendingly, velvet darkness,
vespers
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 夜晚,晚上,黑暗;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 夜,夜晚,晚上,黑暗,死亡
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