nightyadj.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪti/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪdi/

Forms: see night n. and -y suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: night n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < night n. + -y suffix¹.

Chiefly poetic. Now rare.

Of or relating to night; nightly; nightlike.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective]

nightlyeOE

nightyc1475

nocturnal1485

noxiala1500

nightish1530

nocturn?1530

nighterly1559

owlish1596

night-tripping1598

epinyctal1600

nighted?1606

nightern1615

noctual1632

nocturnous1727

overnight1870

nitely1970

c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Isopes Fabules (Harl.) in Anglia (1886) 9 3 (MED) The Cok..Lowtith to the oryent..To chase away nyghty [v.r. myghty] clowdes blake.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 32 Wee keepe thee midpath with darcknesse nightye beueyled.

1635 F. Quarles Emblemes iv. xv. 242 The nine sad knowls of a dull Passing Bell, With the loud language of a nighty knell.

1742 H. Downman Belisarius v. i. 304 Too late I rue my easiness of soul, How oft hath fear assail'd my nighty pillow.

1855 T. B. Aldrich Bells 87 He never wed with thoughts of death Worm-eaten hearts and nighty pall.

a1968 T. Merton Geogr. Lograire (1969) 48 Edison's elves, living and loving in nighty coves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nighty
释义	nightyadj. Brit. /ˈnʌɪti/, U.S. /ˈnaɪdi/ Forms: see night n. and -y suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: night n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < night n. + -y suffix¹. Chiefly poetic. Now rare. Of or relating to night; nightly; nightlike. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] nightlyeOE nightyc1475 nocturnal1485 noxiala1500 nightish1530 nocturn?1530 nighterly1559 owlish1596 night-tripping1598 epinyctal1600 nighted?1606 nightern1615 noctual1632 nocturnous1727 overnight1870 nitely1970 c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Isopes Fabules (Harl.) in Anglia (1886) 9 3 (MED) The Cok..Lowtith to the oryent..To chase away nyghty [v.r. myghty] clowdes blake. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 32 Wee keepe thee midpath with darcknesse nightye beueyled. 1635 F. Quarles Emblemes iv. xv. 242 The nine sad knowls of a dull Passing Bell, With the loud language of a nighty knell. 1742 H. Downman Belisarius v. i. 304 Too late I rue my easiness of soul, How oft hath fear assail'd my nighty pillow. 1855 T. B. Aldrich Bells 87 He never wed with thoughts of death Worm-eaten hearts and nighty pall. a1968 T. Merton Geogr. Lograire (1969) 48 Edison's elves, living and loving in nighty coves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1475
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