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- [nahyt-lee]
- /ˈnaɪt li/
- /ˈnaɪt.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nahyt-lee]
- /ˈnaɪt li/
Definitions of nightly word
- adjective nightly coming or occurring each night: his nightly walk to the newsstand. 1
- adjective nightly coming, occurring, appearing, or active at night: nightly revels. 1
- adjective nightly of, relating to, or characteristic of night: the nightly gloom before a storm. 1
- adverb nightly on every night: performances given nightly. 1
- adverb nightly at or by night: an animal that is seen nightly. 1
- noun nightly Happening or done every night. 1
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Origin of nightly
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English nihtlīc. See night, -ly
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Parts of speech for Nightly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nightly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% 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".
nightly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nightly
adverb nightly
- nocturnally — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- nighttime — the time between evening and morning.
- nocturnal — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- nights — at or during the night regularly or frequently: He worked during the day and wrote nights.
Antonyms for nightly
adjective nightly
- day by day — gradually or progressively; daily
- circadian — of or relating to biological processes that occur regularly at about 24-hour intervals, even in the absence of periodicity in the environment
- day-to-day — Day-to-day things or activities exist or happen every day as part of ordinary life.
- daily — If something happens daily, it happens every day.
- diurnal — of or relating to a day or each day; daily.
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