nighttime
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nighttime
- /ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm/
- [ˈnaɪʔtaɪm]
Where it comes from
From Middle English nyght tyme, nyȝttyme, equivalent to night + time. Compare Dutch nachttijd, German Nachtzeit, Danish nattetid, Swedish nattetid. Compare also Middle English nyȝter tyme (“nighttime”), from Old Norse náttartími, nætrtími (“nighttime”).
noun nighttimes · night time · night-time
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The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
Nighttime fell like the opening / In the final act of the beginning of time
Similar: nightertale, nighttide, night, nighttime, scotoperiod, skotoperiod
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nightly, nocturnal, night, dark, nightfall, overnight, late-night, evening, all-nighter, night-time, sleepwear, night-vision, nuit, nighttide, midnight, tonight
Translations
Talk about this word "nighttime." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nighttime. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nighttime. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nighttime "nighttime." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nighttime.Cite this
@misc{nighttime_2026,
title = {nighttime},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nighttime},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
