nighttime

CEFRB1

/ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The time during the night.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Happening during the night.

Examples

  • Even at nighttime, it was not quiet and peaceful any more.

  • I work in the nighttime.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˈnaɪʔtaɪm]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Pertaining to nighttime; appropriate to the night.

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

More examples

In context

  • Nighttime fell like the opening / In the final act of the beginning of time

  • Smith Barney, for example, goes so far as to shift the hours during which taxi rides home are expensable as nighttime lengthens and shortens, says Moszkowski.

  • Discourage nighttime prowlers by installing motion-sensitive lights.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English nyght tyme, nyȝttyme, equivalent to night + time. Compare Dutch nachttijd, German Nachtzeit, Danish nattetid, Swedish nattetid. Compare also Middle English nyȝter tyme (“nighttime”), from Old Norse náttartími, nætrtími (“nighttime”).