night
night Lexical Profile
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• noun
The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; the time from sunset to sunrise.
"The stars shone brightly across the clear, cold night."
An evening or night appointed for a special activity, social event, or performance.
"Opening night at the theater was a resounding success for the entire cast."
A state or period of intellectual, moral, or emotional darkness, obscurity, or sorrow.
"Europe slowly emerged from the long night of war into an era of reconstruction."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse with the homophone 'knight' (a medieval mounted warrior or a person awarded a title of honor).
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English niht, neht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nekwt- ('night'), making it cognate with Latin nox and Ancient Greek nyx.