Nighttime Meaning
/ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
adjPertaining to nighttime; appropriate to the night.
Sentence Examples
Even at nighttime, it was not quiet and peaceful any more.
I work in the nighttime.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Many animals hunt during ____ because they want to avoid the daytime heat.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The forest looks completely different and a bit mysterious during the ____.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Nighttime fell like the opening / In the final act of the beginning of time"
— 1986, R.E.M., “Hyena”, in Lifes Rich Pageant:
"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."
— 1996, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 50, number 7, page 52:
"Discourage nighttime prowlers by installing motion-sensitive lights."
— 2008 January 11, “What to put between you and burglars”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Many animals hunt during ____ because they want to avoid the daytime heat.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The forest looks completely different and a bit mysterious during the ____.