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nocturnal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • (New-Jersey) audio
  • /nɑkˈtɝ.nəl/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
  • [nɔ̟kˈtøː.nəl] (New-Zealand)
  • /nɒkˈtɜː.nəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /nɒkˈtɝ.nəl/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /nɔkˈtɜː.nəl/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle French nocturnal, from Latin nocturnālis (“nocturnal”), from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal”), from Latin nox (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”). Cognates include Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), Sanskrit नक्ति (nákti), Old English niht (English night) and Proto-Slavic *noťь.

Meanings

  1. Of a person, creature, group, or species, primarily active during the night.
    • nocturnal birds
  2. Of an occurrence, taking place at night, nightly.
    • a suspicious nocturnal outing
    • Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration. 2013 January 1, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, “Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016, pages 47–48:

Forms

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more nocturnal Degree=Cmp lexicographic
nocturnall alternative, obsolete lexicographic
most nocturnal Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

diurnal · nonnocturnal · diurnal

Coordinates

crepuscular · crepuscular

Deriveds

nocturnal delirium · nocturnalness · nonnocturnal · nocturnal penile tumescence · nocturnalist · nocturnalism · nocturnal pollution · nocturnal emission · nocturnal arch · nocturnal arc · paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria · noctophobia · nocturnally · seminocturnal · nocturnal active photolocation · sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome · nocturnality

Hyponyms

vespertinal · matutine · vespertine · matutinal

Synonyms

lucifugous · nighttime · nocturnal · nightly · nightish

Translations (100)

hi रात्रिक (taking place at night) · nl nacht- (primarily active during the night) · ca nocturn (primarily active during the night) · pms noturn (primarily active during the night) · pl nocny (taking place at night) · ka მეღამური (primarily active during the night) · ka ღამის (primarily active during the night) · ko 밤의 (taking place at night) · es nocherniego (primarily active during the night) · ar لَيْلِيّ (taking place at night) · hu éjjeli (taking place at night) · ka ღამეული (taking place at night) · io noktala (primarily active during the night) · fy nachtlik (primarily active during the night) · sv nattlig (taking place at night) · pl nocny (primarily active during the night) · nl nachtelijk (taking place at night) · bg но́щен (primarily active during the night) · fy nacht- (primarily active during the night) · tr gececil (primarily active during the night) · es nochero (taking place at night) · fi yöllinen (primarily active during the night) · de nächtlich (taking place at night) · tg шабона (taking place at night) · cs noční (primarily active during the night) · ja 夜行性 (primarily active during the night) · cmn 晝伏夜出 /昼伏夜出 (primarily active during the night) · eo nokta (taking place at night) · ang nihtlīċ (primarily active during the night) · mi tūāpō (taking place at night) · cmn 夜間的 /夜间的 (taking place at night) · ja 夜間の (taking place at night) · sv nattaktiv (primarily active during the night) · es noctívago (primarily active during the night) · hi रजनीचर (primarily active during the night) · ja 夜行 (primarily active during the night) · el νυκτόβιος (primarily active during the night) · lv naksnīgs (taking place at night) · be начны́ (taking place at night) · es noctámbulo (primarily active during the night) · sl nočen (taking place at night) · fr nocturne (primarily active during the night) · es nocturno (taking place at night) · fi nokturnaalinen (primarily active during the night) · ia nocturne (primarily active during the night) · bg но́щен (taking place at night) · es nocheriego (taking place at night) · fi yö- (taking place at night) · mk ноќен (taking place at night) · es nocturno (primarily active during the night) · fa شبانه (taking place at night) · es nocheriego (primarily active during the night) · ca nocturn (taking place at night) · grc νυκτερινός (primarily active during the night) · ia nocturne (taking place at night) · mi ohopō (primarily active during the night) · sh nòćnī (taking place at night) · cs noční (taking place at night) · sh но̀ћнӣ (taking place at night) · ja 夜の (taking place at night) · ru ночно́й (taking place at night) · am የሌሊት (primarily active during the night) · ru ночно́й (primarily active during the night) · tr geceleyin olan (taking place at night) · ko 야간의 (taking place at night) · fr nocturne (taking place at night) · es nochero (primarily active during the night) · ko 야행 (primarily active during the night) · tr geceye ait (taking place at night) · fa شبانه (primarily active during the night) · fi öinen (primarily active during the night) · eo nokta (primarily active during the night) · gl nocturno (primarily active during the night) · fi yö- (primarily active during the night) · hy գիշերային (primarily active during the night) · lv naksnīgs (primarily active during the night) · grc νυκτερινός (taking place at night) · de nachtaktiv (primarily active during the night) · el νυχτιάτικος (taking place at night) · ko 야행성 (primarily active during the night) · nl nachtactief (primarily active during the night) · uk нічни́й (primarily active during the night) · uk нічни́й (taking place at night) · es trasnochador (primarily active during the night) · am የሌሊት (taking place at night) · pt noturno (primarily active during the night) · it notturno (primarily active during the night) · es nocherniego (taking place at night) · hu éjjeli (primarily active during the night) · mi moeao (primarily active during the night) · fi öinen (taking place at night) · cmn 夜的 (primarily active during the night) · el νυχτερινός (taking place at night) · be начны́ (primarily active during the night) · sv natt- (primarily active during the night) · sv aktiv om natten (primarily active during the night) · hi निशाचर (primarily active during the night) · sk nočný (taking place at night) · tr noktürnâl (primarily active during the night) · nl nachtelijk (primarily active during the night)

nocturnal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • (New-Jersey) audio
  • /nɑkˈtɝ.nəl/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
  • [nɔ̟kˈtøː.nəl] (New-Zealand)
  • /nɒkˈtɜː.nəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /nɒkˈtɝ.nəl/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /nɔkˈtɜː.nəl/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle French nocturnal, from Latin nocturnālis (“nocturnal”), from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal”), from Latin nox (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”). Cognates include Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), Sanskrit नक्ति (nákti), Old English niht (English night) and Proto-Slavic *noťь.

Meanings

  1. A person or creature that is active at night.
  2. (historical) A device for telling the time at night, rather like a sundial but read according to the stars.
    • A rather different instrument was the nocturnal: it enabled you to tell the time at night, provided you knew the date, from the position of the stars in the constellation of the Great Bear, which rotate around the Pole Star. 2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin, published 2016, page 188:

Forms

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nocturnall alternative, obsolete lexicographic
nocturnals Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

star clock