intj · name · noun · verb · 21 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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British, Southern, Standard:/ˈnɑjt/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈnɑjʔ/
General-American, Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnaɪ̯t/
General-American, Received-Pronunciation:[ˈnaɪ̯t]
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/ˈnɐɪ̯t/
[ˈnɐɪ̯t]
/ˈnɜɪ̯t/
[ˈnɜɪ̯t]
/ˈnʌɪ̯t/
[ˈnʌɪ̯t]
/ˈnəɪ̯t/
[ˈnəɪ̯t]
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈnɑɪ̯t/
Australian, New-Zealand:[ˈnɑ̟ɪ̯t]
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈnɒɪ̯t/
Australian, New-Zealand:[ˈnɒ̈ɪ̯t]
Northumbria:/ˈniːt/
Northumbria:[ˈniːt]
rhymes with -aɪt
homophone: knight
homophone: nite
CMU ARPABET:N AY1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
intj
Meaning 1
Ellipsis of good night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Examples
Night, y'all! Thanks for a great evening!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The 92nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
The goddess of the night in Heathenry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Germanic
Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
Most animals are awake at day and sleep at night.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
a night on the town
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
A day, or at least a night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
I stayed my friend's house for three nights.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
Nightfall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
from noon till night
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
Darkness (due to it being nighttime).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
The cat disappeared into the night.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
A dark blue colour, midnight blue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
verb
Meaning 13
To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
noun
Meaning 14
Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Nox
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Roman deity
15
noun
Meaning 15
darkness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it vanished into the night
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dark, darkness
16
noun
Meaning 16
the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
three nights later he collapsed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time unit, unit of time
17
noun
Meaning 17
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nighttime, dark
Antonyms: day
Broader terms: time period, period of time, period
Narrower terms: weeknight, wedding night
18
noun
Meaning 18
the time between sunset and midnight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he watched television every night
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time period, period of time, period
19
noun
Meaning 19
the period spent sleeping
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
I had a restless night
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time period, period of time, period
20
noun
Meaning 20
a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time period, period of time, period