night (n t)n. 1. a. The period between sunset and sunrise, especially the hours of darkness. b. This period considered as a unit of time: for two nights running. c. This period considered from its conditions: a rainy night. 2. The period between dusk and midnight of a given day: either late Thursday night or early Friday morning. 3. a. The period between evening and bedtime. b. This period considered from its activities: a night at the opera. c. This period set aside for a specific purpose: Parents' Night at school. 4. a. The period between bedtime and morning: spent the night at a motel. b. One's sleep during this period: had a restless night. 5. Nightfall: worked from morning to night. 6. Darkness: vanished into the night. 7. a. A time or condition of gloom, obscurity, ignorance, or despair: "In a real dark night of the soul it is always three o'clock in the morning" (F. Scott Fitzgerald). b. A time or condition marked by absence of moral or ethical values: "He never would have let us go untroubled into the night of private greed" (Anthony Lewis). adj. 1. Of or relating to the night: the night air. 2. Intended for use at night: a night light. 3. Working during the night: the night nurse. 4. Active chiefly at night: night prowlers. 5. Occurring after dark: night baseball. [Middle English, from Old English niht; see nekw-t- in Indo-European roots.] |
night
Noun
1. the period of darkness that occurs each 24 hours, between sunset and sunrise
2. the period between sunset and bedtime; evening
3. the time between bedtime and morning
4. nightfall or dusk
5. an evening designated for a specific activity: opening night
6. make a night of it to celebrate the whole evening Related adjective nocturnal
Adjective
of, occurring, or working at night: the night sky
See also nights [Old English niht]
Night
an abnormal fear of darkness. Also called scotophobia.
an abnormal love of the night.
the act of walking or wandering at night. — noctivagant, noctivagous, adj.
night-blindness.
an abnormal fear of shadows.
achluphobia.
also darkness.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  night - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outsideperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" weeknight - any night of the week except Saturday or Sunday evening - the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; "an evening at the opera" late-night hour - the latter part of night midnight - 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night; "young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight" small hours - the hours just after midnight lights-out - a prescribed bedtime wedding night - the night after the wedding when bride and groom sleep together |
| 2. | night - a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | |
| 3. | night - the period spent sleeping; "I had a restless night" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | |
| 4. | night - the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit; "three nights later he collapsed" time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods | |
| 5. | night - darkness; "it vanished into the night" | |
| 6. | night - a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to night" | |
| 7. | night - the time between sunset and midnight; "he watched television every night" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | |
| 8. | Night - Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx |
night
Translations
night [naɪt] n (gen) → noche f (= evening); tarde f;
last night → anoche;
the night before last → anteanoche, antes de ayer por la noche;
night [naɪt] n → Nacht f (= evening); Abend m;
the night before last → vorletzte Nacht, vorgestern Abend;
night [naɪt] n → notte f (= evening); sera;
at night → la notte; la sera;
by night → di notte;
in the night, during the night → durante la notte;
n night [nait]
1 the period from sunset to sunrise We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; (also adjective ) He is doing night work. nag لَيْل، لَيْلَه нощ noc; noční nat; nat- die Nacht, Nacht-... νύχτα noche öö, õhtu شب yö (de) nuit לַילָה रात noć,mrak éjszaka, éjjel malam nótt; kvöld notte; di notte 夜 밤 naktis, vakaras; naktinis, vakarinis nakts; vakars waktu malam nacht, avond natt noc, wieczór noite (de) noapte ночь noc; nočný noč; nočen noć natt, kväll กลางคืน gece, gece vakti 夜 ніч, вечір رات، شب đêm 夜
2 the time of darkness In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four. nag ظَلام، لَيْل вечер noc nat die Dunkelheit η νύχτα, το σκοτάδι noche öö شب هنگام yö nuit זְמָן הַחֲשֵכָה संध्या noć,tmina éjszaka malam nótt notte 暗闇 밤의 어둠, 야음 tamsa, naktis nakts; tumsa malam nacht natt noc noite noaptea ночь, вечер noc noč noć mörker กลางคืน gece, akşam 夜晚 темрява, пітьма تاريکي کا وقت buổi đêm 夜晚
adj / adv nightly
every night a nightly news programme; He goes there nightly. nagtelik, snags لَيْلي всяка вечер každonoční, každonočně natlig; hver nat allabendlich νυχτερινός, κάθε βράδυ cada noche igaöine, igal ööl شبانه؛ هر شب joka yö, yöllinen (de) tous les soirs בָּכל לַילָה रात्रि का, रात्रिकालिन svake noći,noću éjszakánként(i) setiap malam á hverri nóttu; á hverju kvöldi (di) ogni sera 毎夜 밤의, 밤마다의; 매일밤 kasnakt(inis), kasvakar(inis) iknakts-; ikvakara-; ik nakti; ik vakaru setiap malam elke avond hver natt/kveld, nattlig (co)nocny, co noc todas as noites în fiecare/de noapte еженощный; каждую ночь nočný; každú noc nočen svake noći varje natt (kväll) ทุกคืน her gece 晚上的；每夜 кожної ночі, щоночі ہر رات đêm đêm 晚上的；每夜
n night-club
a club open at night for drinking, dancing, entertainment etc. nagklub مَلْهى لَيْلي нощен клуб noční podnik natklub der Nachtklub νυχτερινό κέντρο διασκέδασης, κλαμπ club nocturno ööklubi کلوپ شبانه yökerho boîte de nuit מוֹעָדוֹן לַילָה (नर्तकों की) रात में खुलने वाली गोष्ठीं noćni lokal,bar éjszakai mulató klab malam næturklúbbur locale notturno ナイトクラブ 나이트클럽 naktinis restoranas naktsklubs; naktslokāls kelab malam nachtclub nattklubb nocny lokal boite ночной клуб nočný podnik nočni lokal noćni klub nattklubb สถานเริงรมย์ยามค่ำคืน gece klubü 夜總會 нічний клуб نائٹ کلب، مجلس شبينہ hộp đêm 夜总会
n nightdress, ˈnightgown
a garment for wearing in bed. naghemp, nagrok ثَوب النَّوْم للنِّساء нощница noční košile natkjole das Nachthemd νυχτικό de noche camisón öörõivad لباس خواب yöpuku chemise de nuit פִּיגָ'מָה गाउन, रात्रि पोशाक spavaćica hálóing pakaian tidur náttkjóll camicia da notte ねまき 잠옷 naktiniai marškiniai naktskrekls gaun tidur nachthemd nattdrakt, nattkjole koszula nocna camisa de noite cămaşă de noapte ночная рубашка nočná košeľa spalna srajca spavaćica nattlinne, nattdräkt ชุดราตรี gecelik 睡衣 вечірня сукня لباس شبينہ، رات کا لباس áo ngủ nữ 睡衣
n nightfall
the beginning of night; dusk. skemerdonker هُبوط الليْل здрач soumrak skumring der Einbruch der Nacht σούρουπο, νύχτωμα anochecer videvik شب هنگام iltahämärä de la tombée nuit רֶדֶת הַלַילָה सन्ध्या समय sumrak alkony senjakala rökkurbil, ljósaskipti, næturkoma crepuscolo 日暮 해질녘, 황혼 sutema, prieblanda krēsla; tumsas iestāšanās waktu senja schemering mørkets frambrudd, skumring zmrok crepúsculo căderea nopţii вечер, сумерки súmrak mrak sumrak kvällning, nattens (mörkrets) inbrott ช่วงเวลาก่อนมืดมิด akşam karanlığı, akşam vakti 黃昏 присмерк, сутінки دھندلکا، آغاز شب hoàng hôn 黄昏
n nightmare
a frightening dream I had a nightmare about being strangled. nagmerrie كابوس кошмар noční můra mareridt der Alptraum εφιάλτης pesadilla luupainaja کابوس painajainen cauchemar סִיוּט दु:स्वन, डरावना या भयानक स्वप्न, हौआ, सदा बना रहने वाला भय noćna mora rémkép mimpi buruk martröð incubo 悪夢 악몽, 가위눌림 košmaras, baisus sapnas murgs, ļauns sapnis mimpi buruk nachtmerrie mareritt koszmar pesadelo coşmar кошмар nočná mora mora košmar mardröm ฝันร้าย karabasan, kâbus 惡夢 страхіття ڈراؤنا خواب cơn ác mộng 恶梦
adj nightmarish
nagmerrieagtig كابوسي، كالكابوس кощмарен děsivý, jako ve zlém snu mareridtsagtig alptraumartig εφιαλτικός de pesadilla painajalik کابوس مانند؛ ترسناک painajaismainen cauchemardesque מַפחִיד दु:स्वप्नपूर्ण kao u mori,mučan lidérces mengerikan martraðarkenndur d'incubo 悪夢のような 악몽 같은 košmariškas, siaubingas murgains; baismīgs mengerikan nachtmerrieachtig som i et mareritt koszmarny arrepiante de coşmar кошмарный desivý morast košmaran mardrömslik เกี่ยวกับฝันร้าย kâbuslu, korkunç, müthiş 惡夢似的 кошмарний بہت زيادہ خوف ناک như một cơn ác mộng 恶梦似的
n night-school
(a place providing) educational classes held in the evenings for people who are at work during the day. aandskool مدْرَسَه لَيلِيَّه вечерно училище večerní škola aftenskole die Abendschule νυχτερινό σχολείο escuela nocturna õhtukool مدرسه شبانه iltakoulu école du soir לִימוּדֵי עֶרֶב रात्रि स्कूल večernja škola esti tagozat sekolah malam kvöldskóli scuola serale 夜間学校 야간 학교 vakarinė mokykla vakarskola sekolah malam avondschool kveldsskole szkoła wieczorowa escola nocturna вечерняя школа; вечерние курсы večerná škola večerna šola večernja škola aftonskola โรงเรียนซึ่งมีการเรียนการสอนตอนค่ำ gece okulu 夜校 вечірня школа شبينہ مدرسہ، شام کا اسکول lớp học ban đêm 夜校
night shift
1 (a period of) work during the night He's on (the) night shift this week. nagskof وَرْدِيَّة العَمَل الليلي нощна смяна noční směna natskift die Nachtschicht νυχτερινή βάρδια de noche turno öine vahetus شیفت شب yövuoro poste de nuit מִשמֶרֶת לַילָה रात में काम करने वाले कर्मचारियों का समूह noćna smjena éjszakai műszak giliran malam næturvakt turno di notte 夜勤 야근 naktinė pamaina vakara maiņa; naktsmaiņa sesi malam nachtdienst nattskift nocna zmiana turno da noite schimb de noapte ночная смена nočná smena nočna izmena noćna smena nattskift ทำงานกลางคืน gece nöbeti, gece vardiyası 夜班 нічна зміна رات کو کام کرنے کا وقت ca đêm 夜班
2 the people who work during this period We met the night shift leaving the factory. nagskofwerkers عُمّال وَرْدِيَّة الليل работници нощна смяна noční směna nathold die Nachtschicht όσοι δουλεύουν σε νυχτερινή βάρδια de noche turno öövahetuses töötajad شب کار yövuoro équipe de nuit הָעוֹבדִים בְּמִשמֶרֶת לַילָה रात्रि की पारी noćna smjena(radnika) éjszakai műszak giliran malam næturvakt servizio notturno 夜勤者 야근자 naktinė pamaina naktsmaiņa pekerja waktu malam nachtploeg nattskift/-arbeidere nocna zmiana turno da noite schimb de noapte работающие в ночную смену nočná smena delavci nočne izmene noćna smena nattskift ทำงานกลางคืน gece ekibi, gece vardiyası 夜班工人 нічна зміна رات کو کام کرنے والے người làm ca đêm 夜班工人
n night-time
the time when it is night Owls are usually seen at night-time. aand, nag وقْت الليل нощно време noc (noční čas) nattetid die Nachtzeit κατά τη διάρκεια της νύχτας noche öine aeg هنگام شب yöaika nuit לַילָה निशा काल noćno doba,noć éjszaka (ideje) waktu malam næturtími, að nóttu notte 夜間 야간, 밤 nakties metas nakts laiks waktu malam nacht nattetid nocna pora noite noaptea ночь; тёмное время суток noc noč noću nattetid เวลากลางคืน gece vakti, gece 夜間 нічний час, ніч رات کا وقت ban đêm 夜间
n night-ˈwatchman
a person who looks after a building etc during the night. nagwagter حارِس لَيْلي пазач noční hlídač nattevagt der Nachtwächter νυχτοφύλακας vigilante nocturno öövaht نگهبان شبانه yövartija gardien/-ienne de nuit שוֹמֵר לַילָה चौकीदार noćni stražar éjjeliőr penjaga malam næturvörður guardiano/custode notturno 夜警 야간 경비, 야경꾼 naktinis sargas naktssargs pengawal malam nachtwaker nattevakt stróż nocny guarda-nocturno paznic de noapte ночной сторож, вахтёр nočný strážnik nočni čuvaj noćni čuvar nattvakt คนเฝ้ายามกลางคืน gece bekçisi 值夜班的人 вахтер رات کا پہرہ دار người gác đêm 值夜班的人
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