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Webster 1913 Edition

Nighttime

Night′timeˊ

,

Noun.

The time from dusk to dawn; – opposed to

daytime

.

Definition 2024

nighttime

nighttime

See also: night-time

English

Alternative forms

night-time

Noun

nighttime ‎(plural nighttimes)

The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.

Translations

hours of darkness

Arabic: لَيْلُ m ‎(laylu)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 夜裡 (zh), 夜里 (zh) ‎(yèli), 夜間 (zh), 夜间 (zh) ‎(yèjiān)
Finnish: yö (fi), yöaika (fi)
French: nuit (fr) f
German: Nacht (de) f
Interlingua: nocte

Japanese: 夜間 (ja) ‎(やかん, yakan), 夜分 ‎(やぶん, yabun)
Norwegian: natt (no) m, f
Persian: شب‌هنگام ‎(šab-hengâm)
Portuguese: noite (pt) f
Russian: ночь (ru) f ‎(nočʹ), ночно́е вре́мя n ‎(nočnóje vrémja)
Swedish: natt (sv) c, nattetid (sv) c
Turkish: gece (tr)

Antonyms

day
daytime

Derived terms

night-times

Adjective

nighttime ‎(not comparable)

Pertaining to nighttime; appropriate to the night.
Happening during the night.

Translations

pertaining to nighttime, appropriate to the night

Hungarian: éjszakai (hu), éjjeli (hu)
Russian: ночно́й (ru) ‎(nočnój)

happening during the night

Hungarian: éjszakai (hu), éjjeli (hu)
Russian: ночно́й (ru) ‎(nočnój)

Synonyms

(pertaining to nighttime): night
(happening during the night): night

Antonyms

(pertaining to nighttime): day, daytime