Etymology

nightgloom

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Today it means: Darkness of the night; night gloom. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Old English nihtglōm
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The story

  1. Old English · learned borrowing fromnihtglōm
  2. English todaynightgloom

Either from night + gloom or a learned borrowing from Old English nihtglōm,

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Darkness of the night; night gloom.

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