noctambulantn.adj.

Brit.

/nɒkˈtambjᵿlənt/, U.S.

/nɑkˈtæmbjəl(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: nocti- comb. form, Latin ambulant-, ambulāns, ambulāre.

Etymology: < nocti- comb. form + classical Latin ambulant-, ambulāns, present participle of ambulāre to walk (see ambulant adj.). Compare earlier noctambulo n. and slightly earlier noct-ambler n.

†A. n.

= noctambulist n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > sleepwalking > one who

noctambuloa1631

noct-ambler1680

noctambulant1685

noctambulist1731

noctambulec1740

sleepwalker1747

night-walker1753

somnambulist1794

somnambulator1822

somnambule1837

moonwalker1950

1685 W. Clark Grand Tryal 289 When come the sad Noctambulant, In a cold sweat, with fear, and rambling faint.

B. adj.

That walks or moves about at night; somnambulant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > walking at night

night-walking1597

noctambulous1731

noctambulant1819

noctambulistic1890

noctambulatory1913

1819 H. Busk Vestriad i. 467 Noctambulant, aloof, Pads the patrole with solitary hoof.

1891 Harper's Mag. Aug. 430/2 His face is ascetic, with a large forehead, two noctambulant eyes sheltered behind spectacle glasses.

1977 Economist (Nexis) 31 Dec. 55 Even General Franco..failed to change his subjects' noctambulant habits.

1997 New Yorker 28 Apr. 224/1 It has now been occupied by a tribe of strung-out, noctambulant artists.

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

单词	noctambulant
释义	noctambulantn.adj. Brit. /nɒkˈtambjᵿlənt/, U.S. /nɑkˈtæmbjəl(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: nocti- comb. form, Latin ambulant-, ambulāns, ambulāre. Etymology: < nocti- comb. form + classical Latin ambulant-, ambulāns, present participle of ambulāre to walk (see ambulant adj.). Compare earlier noctambulo n. and slightly earlier noct-ambler n. †A. n. = noctambulist n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > sleepwalking > one who noctambuloa1631 noct-ambler1680 noctambulant1685 noctambulist1731 noctambulec1740 sleepwalker1747 night-walker1753 somnambulist1794 somnambulator1822 somnambule1837 moonwalker1950 1685 W. Clark Grand Tryal 289 When come the sad Noctambulant, In a cold sweat, with fear, and rambling faint. B. adj. That walks or moves about at night; somnambulant. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > walking at night night-walking1597 noctambulous1731 noctambulant1819 noctambulistic1890 noctambulatory1913 1819 H. Busk Vestriad i. 467 Noctambulant, aloof, Pads the patrole with solitary hoof. 1891 Harper's Mag. Aug. 430/2 His face is ascetic, with a large forehead, two noctambulant eyes sheltered behind spectacle glasses. 1977 Economist (Nexis) 31 Dec. 55 Even General Franco..failed to change his subjects' noctambulant habits. 1997 New Yorker 28 Apr. 224/1 It has now been occupied by a tribe of strung-out, noctambulant artists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1685
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