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noun
Love of the night; attraction (sometimes sexual) to night or darkness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: amaurophilia
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English nycto- Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English nyctophilia From nycto- (“night”) + -philia.
