nightly
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nightly¹
- /ˈnaɪtli/
Sounds like knightly · Rhymes with -aɪtli
Where it comes from
From Middle English nyȝtly, nihtlich, nihtlic, from Old English nihtlīċ, nihtelīċ (“nocturnal, nightly, of the night, at night”), equivalent to night + -ly. Cognate with Scots nichtlie (“nightly”), West Frisian nachtlik (“nightly, nocturnal”), Dutch nachtelijk (“nightly, nocturnal”), German nächtlich (“nocturnal, nightly”), Danish natlig (“nightly”), Swedish nattlig (“nightly, nocturnal”).
adjective
- Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal. nightly dews
- Performing, occurring, or taking place every night. The dog demanded to go out for his nightly walk.
- Used in the night.
nightly²
- /ˈnaɪtli/
Sounds like knightly · Rhymes with -aɪtli
Where it comes from
From Middle English nyghtly, neghtly, from Old English *nihtlīċe (“nightly”), equivalent to night + -ly.
adverb
- Every night. He checks his email nightly.
noun nightlies
- A build of a software program with the latest changes, released every night. Depending on how brave you are, you can even set it to update to the “bleeding edge nightlies” instead of just the point release nightlies if you want to really see the cutting edge of WordPress core development.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nighttime, every night, nocturnal, overnight, late-night, night, night-time, daily, leila, layla, leyla, laila, lilly, lili, night-vision, perejil
Translations
Every language
adj occurring every night
| Español | nocturno |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | रात्रिक rātrik |
| Italiano | notturno |
| Русский | ежено́щный ježenóščnyj, ежено́чный ježenóčnyj |
adv every night
| Español | cada noche |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | रात्रिक rātrik |
| Italiano | di notte, ogni notte |
| Русский | ежено́щно ježenóščno, ежено́чно ježenóčno, ка́ждую ночь kážduju nočʹ |
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