night-owl

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyt oul]
- /naɪt aʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyt oul]
- /naɪt aʊl/

Definition of night-owl word

noun night-owl a person who often stays up late at night; nighthawk. 1

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Origin of night-owl

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Night-owl

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Night-owl

night-owl popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.