What Are Some Connotations of the Word Night
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noun
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
the beginning of this period; nightfall.
the darkness of night; the dark.
a condition or time of obscurity, ignorance, sinfulness, misfortune, etc.: the long night of European history known as the Dark Ages.
(sometimes initial capital letter) 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.
adjective
of or relating to night: the night hours.
occurring, appearing, or seen at night: a night raid; a night bloomer.
used or designed to be used at night: to take a night coach; the night entrance.
working at night: night nurse; the night shift.
active at night: the night feeders of the jungle.
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Idioms about night
- unceasingly; continually: She worked night and day until the job was done.
- a complete difference; completely different: The improvement in her grades after tutoring was like night and day.
night and day,
Also day and night .
Origin of night
before 900; Middle English; Old English niht, neaht, cognate with German Nacht,Gothic nahts,Latin nox (stem noct-), Greek nýx (stem nykt-)
OTHER WORDS FROM night
nightless, adjective night·less·ly, adverb nightlike, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH night
knight, night
Words nearby night
nigger, nigger heaven, niggle, niggling, nigh, night, night and day, night-blind, night blindness, night-blooming cereus, night bolt
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MORE ABOUT NIGHT
What is a basic definition ofnight?
Night refers to the time of day between sunset and sunrise. The word night can also refer to the darkness that accompanies this period or an evening reserved for a certain event. Night can also be used as an adjective to describe something that happens at night. Night has a few other senses as a noun and an adjective.
Generally speaking, night doesn't begin or end at any specific times. We usually consider it to be night when the sun has set completely and all sunlight is gone. Night ends when the sun rises and illuminates the sky again.
- Real-life examples: In the northern hemisphere, nights are longer during the winter and shorter during the summer. Most people go to sleep at night.
- Used in a sentence: The kids aren't allowed outside at night because it's too dark to see well.
Night also refers to the darkness that falls after the sun sets.
- Used in a sentence: To gaze at the stars, you need to let your eyes adjust to the night.
Night can also refer to an evening where some specific event happens or has significance.
- Real-life examples: Children go trick-or-treating on Halloween Night. A TV show might be aired every Friday night. A couple may decide to schedule a date night.
- Used in a sentence: My mom makes us go to bed early on school nights.
Night is also used to describe something that is related to night or happens during the night.
- Real-life examples: Crimes often happen during the night hours. Some people work night jobs or have night shifts at work. You can see the stars in the night sky. A person who works late might have to take the night bus home.
- Used in a sentence: I have been taking night classes because my job keeps me busy during the day.
Where doesnight come from?
The first records of night come from before the 900s. It comes from the Old English niht and is related to other words for night, such as the Latin nox and the Greek nýx.
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How isnight used in real life?
Night is a very common word that refers to the time after the sun has set.
Last night, I watched the fight between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. Mike has always been one of my favorite fighters and I'm glad both he and Roy didn't get hurt!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 30, 2020
I never understood how the little drummer boy's parents could just send him outside alone at night to play his drum until my daughter brought a recorder home from school.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) December 8, 2020
I cringe inside whenever I hear somebody say they consistently work the night shift.
— Zaid K. Dahhaj (@zaiderrr) December 1, 2020
Try usingnight!
True or False?
If the sun is in the sky, the night hasn't started yet.
How to use night in a sentence
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Asked about her own regrets, Troye said that she wished she would have spoken out internally more often and that she had wrestled with many "sleepless nights" about her actions and time in the administration.
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The documents do not say why the Secret Service needed rooms in Bedminster for so many nights — or why, on some nights, it needed more than usual.
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This same nothingness delights us when the meadows lie quiet and full below the night sky, when the small glowing insects fall into their shadows and fade like dying stars.
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He's led the NBA in scoring average three straight years while averaging almost 34 points a night over that span and has been remarkably durable in his eight years as a No.
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When she was first born, I was her night nurse for the first, like two weeks of her life.
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People watch night soaps because the genre allows them to believe in a world where people just react off their baser instincts.
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On Dec. 22, 1799, Sands told her cousins that she would be leaving to elope with a fellow boarder named Levi Weeks that night.
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As of Thursday night, the brothers remained on the loose, last seen in northern France.
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At the moment, the only chance I get is when I go do Late Night with Seth Meyers.
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Are you bi-coastal now, between Portlandia and Late Night with Seth Meyers?
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The night wore on, and the clock downstairs was striking the hour of two when she suddenly awakened.
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Without preface, he abruptly asked, what had been told him of the Duke of Wharton's behaviour the preceding night.
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Nevertheless the evening and the night passed away without incident.
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While they were doing this, he assembled the officers around him, and the meaning of our night march was explained to us.
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Last night I saw Jean Baptiste lying prone upon the floor, and knew that she had beaten him down to it, and he had not resisted.
British Dictionary definitions for night
noun
the period of darkness each 24 hours between sunset and sunrise, as distinct from day
(modifier) of, occurring, working, etc, at night a night nurse
the occurrence of this period considered as a unit four nights later they left
the period between sunset and retiring to bed; evening
the time between bedtime and morning she spent the night alone
the weather conditions of the night a clear night
the activity or experience of a person during a night
(sometimes capital) any evening designated for a special observance or function
nightfall or dusk
a state or period of gloom, ignorance, etc
make a night of it to go out and celebrate for most of the night
night and day continually that baby cries night and day
Other words from night
Related adjective: nocturnal
Derived forms of night
nightless, adjective nightlike, adjective
Word Origin for night
Old English niht; compare Dutch nacht, Latin nox, Greek nux
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with night
In addition to the idioms beginning with night
- night and day
- night owl
also see:
- black as night
- call it a day (night)
- dead of (night)
- different as night and day
- good night
- make a day (night) of it
- ships that pass in the night
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
What Are Some Connotations of the Word Night
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