Meanings
plural ladies of the night
- euphemisticA female prostitute.
They call her the lady of the night She's a woman of the world And easy-living girl with love for sale That's what they call her, the lady of the night.
1976, Donna Summer, Lady of the Night (song)Synonyms: See Thesaurus:prostitute
- Any of certain species of genus Brunfelsia.
- Night-blooming cestrum (Cestrum nocturnum), a Central American shrub.
- Any member of the species Nyctanthes arbor-tristis.
Synonyms: coral jasmine, night jasmine, tree of sadness, night-blooming jasmine, night-flowering jasmine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA female prostitute.
nounAny member of the species Nyctanthes arbor-tristis.
Translations
French fille de joie
- fille de joie(euphemistic) prostitute
Indonesian kupu-kupu malam
- kupu-kupu malam(euphemistic) prostitute
Polish córa Koryntu, kobieta lekkich obyczajów
- córa Koryntu(euphemistic) prostitute
- kobieta lekkich obyczajów(euphemistic) prostitute
Russian ночная бабочка
- ночная бабочка (nočnaja babočka)(euphemistic) prostitute
Swedish nattfjäril
- nattfjäril(euphemistic) prostitute
Cite this entry
lady of the night. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lady%20of%20the%20night
“lady of the night.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lady%20of%20the%20night. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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