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nights

nights
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nahyts]
    • /naɪts/
    • /naɪts/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahyts]
    • /naɪts/

Definitions of nights word

  • adverb nights at or during the night regularly or frequently: He worked during the day and wrote nights. 1
  • noun nights the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. 1
  • noun nights the beginning of this period; nightfall. 1
  • noun nights the darkness of night; the dark. 1
  • noun nights a condition or time of obscurity, ignorance, sinfulness, misfortune, etc.: the long night of European history known as the Dark Ages. 1
  • noun nights (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

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Origin of nights

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English nightes, Old English nihtes. See night, -s1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Nights

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nights popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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 nights

adverb nights

  • nocturnally — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
  • nightly — coming or occurring each night: his nightly walk to the newsstand.

Antonyms for nights

noun nights

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