Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nahyt-tahyd]
- /ˈnaɪtˌtaɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nahyt-tahyd]
- /ˈnaɪtˌtaɪd/
Definitions of nighttide word
- abbreviation NIGHTTIDE nighttime. 1
- abbreviation NIGHTTIDE nighttime 0
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Origin of nighttide
First appearance:
before 1845 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1845-50; night + tide1
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Parts of speech for Nighttide
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nighttide popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
nighttide usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nighttide
noun nighttide
- midnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
- bedtime — Your bedtime is the time when you usually go to bed.
- black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- blackness — Blackness is the state of being very dark.
- dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
Antonyms for nighttide
noun nighttide
- brightness — the condition of being bright
- cognizance — Cognizance is knowledge or understanding.
- day — A day is one of the seven twenty-four hour periods of time in a week.
- daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
- daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
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