nocturne
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nocturne
- /ˈnɒktɜːn/ UK
- /(ˌ)nɒkˈtɜːn/ UK
- /ˈnɑkˌtɝn/ US
- /ˈnɑktɚn/ US
Rhymes with -ɒktɜː(ɹ)n, -ɒktə(ɹ)n, -ɜː(ɹ)n
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French nocturne (literally “nocturnal”), from Latin nocturnus. Doublet of notturno.
noun nocturnes
- A work in a genre of piano music of moderate tempo with a highly-decorated, improvisatory melody. “My tastes,” he said, still smiling, “incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet.” And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: “I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I’d rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don’t like dull colours, dull
- A work of art relating or dedicated to the night. He [James Abbott McNeill Whistler] was then asked for his definition of a Nocturne: “I have perhaps, meant rather to indicate an artistic interest alone in the work, divesting the picture from any outside sort of interest which might have been otherwise attached to it. It is an arrangement of line,
Translations
Talk about this word "nocturne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nocturne. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nocturne. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nocturne "nocturne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nocturne.Cite this
@misc{nocturne_2026,
title = {nocturne},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nocturne},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
