night

Other spellings

• (informal) nite

Pronunciation

• enPR: nīt, IPA ^(key): /naɪt/
• SAMPA: /naIt/

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• Homophones: nite, knight

Noun

Singular night

Plural nights

A city at night.

1. Period from dusk to dawn.
2. Period from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.

Synonyms

• nighttime
• nite

Antonyms

• day
• daytime
• daylight

Examples

• During the day we usually go hiking in the mountain. Then at night, we come back to the hotel to get some sleep.
• We woke up at night because of the thunder.

Interjection

Interjection night

1. A clipping of good night. It is a shorter way for people who get along well to say "good night".