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. (countable & uncountable) Night is the opposite of day. It is the time between sunset and sunrise when the sky is dark.
   • Synonyms: nighttime and nite

   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".