night and day

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nahyt and dey]
- /naɪt ænd deɪ/
- /naɪt ənd deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyt and dey]
- /naɪt ænd deɪ/

Definitions of night and day words

noun night and day the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. 1
noun night and day the beginning of this period; nightfall. 1
noun night and day the darkness of night; the dark. 1
noun night and day a condition or time of obscurity, ignorance, sinfulness, misfortune, etc.: the long night of European history known as the Dark Ages. 1
noun night and day (sometimes initial capital letter) an evening used or set aside for a particular event, celebration, or other special purpose: a night on the town; poker night; New Year's Night. 1
adjective night and day of or relating to night: the night hours. 1

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Origin of night and day

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English niht, neaht, cognate with German Nacht, Gothic nahts, Latin nox (stem noct-), Greek nýx (stem nykt-)

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Parts of speech for Night and day

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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night and day popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for night and day

adj night and day

anti-thetical — of the nature of or involving antithesis.
incompatible — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
inconsonant — not consonant or in accord.

adv night and day

continuously — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.

adjective night and day

inconformable — Obsolete form of unconformable.
mismatched — Simple past tense and past participle of mismatch.

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