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nights¹

  • /naɪts/

Rhymes with -aɪts

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English nightes, from Old English nihtes (“at night, by night”), equivalent to night + -s (adverbial genitive suffix). Cognate with Old Frisian nachtes, Old Saxon nahtes, German nachts (all “nights, at night”).

adverb

  1. not comparable At night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis). I work nights, my brother only afternoons, and my son days.

    Similar: by night · Opposite: days

nights²

  • /naɪts/

Rhymes with -aɪts

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of night

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nighttime, nox, dark, evenings, overnight, days, times, sometimes, stays, knights, concerts, overnights, parties, midnights, nightfalls, dusks

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@misc{nights_2026,
  title = {nights},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nights},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}