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tonite

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • tə-ˈnīt
  • /təˈnaɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪt
  • UK: /ˈtəʊnaɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈtoʊnaɪt/
  • CMU ARPABET: T AH0 N AY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative spelling of tonight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, alt-of, alternative, informal, uncountable

Topics: economics, entertainment, entertainment-industry, lifestyle, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An explosive compound; a preparation of guncotton.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From tonight.

Compare Latin tonare (“to thunder”).