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单词 nighttimes
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nighttime

noun

night·​time ˈnīt-ˌtīm How to pronounce nighttime (audio)
often attributive
: the time from dusk to dawn

Synonyms

  • dark
  • darkness
  • night
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Example Sentences

The animal hunts in the nighttime. before electricity, gas lamps were used for illumination during the nighttime
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

nighttime

noun

night·​time ˈnīt-ˌtīm How to pronounce nighttime (audio)
: night sense 1

Legal Definition

nighttime

noun

night·​time
1
: the time from dusk to dawn
2
: a statutorily set period usually beginning shortly after dusk and ending shortly after dawn

nighttimes

noun

plural of nighttime
as in nights
the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight before electricity, gas lamps were used for illumination during the nighttime

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • nights
  • evenings
  • dusks
  • midnights
  • twilights
  • darks
  • nightfalls
  • gloamings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • daytimes
  • days
  • sunrises
  • mornings
  • dawns
  • forenoons
  • daybreaks
  • noons
  • sunups
  • afternoons
  • noontimes
  • high noons
  • middays
  • noondays
  • noontides
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