Standard Lemma guide

nights

adv · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /naɪts/
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  • rhymes with -aɪts
  • CMU ARPABET: N AY1 T S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

At night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • I work nights, my brother only afternoons, and my son days.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: by night

Antonyms: days

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of night

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English nightes, from Old English nihtes (“at night, by night”), equivalent to night + -s (adverbial genitive suffix). Cognate with Old Frisian nachtes, Old Saxon nahtes, German nachts (all “nights, at night”).

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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