nightish

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adjective

Of or pertaining to night; nocturnal.

“c. 1565-1570, George Turberville, A Lover's Vow When hawks shall dread the silly fowl, / And men esteem the nightish owl”

OriginMiddle English nyghtyssh →
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Meanings

adjectivenightish (comparative more nightish, superlative most nightish)

comparative more nightish · superlative most nightish

  1. Of or pertaining to night; nocturnal.

    c. 1565-1570, George Turberville, A Lover's Vow When hawks shall dread the silly fowl, / And men esteem the nightish owl

    2 more examples

    Star light's nights twinkling. Moonlight is nightish, Sun makes day: […]

    1989, Edward Taylor, Donald E. Stanford, The Poems of Edward Taylor

    Nightish folk working their sleepingcity functions in the bright squares of office windows. People untouched by day, smugly snug. You wonder at this darker world of theirs. You grow querulous and bewildered.

    1998, Robert McLiam Wilson, Ripley Bogle

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nocturnal

Origin

  1. Middle Englishnyghtyssh
  2. Englishnightish

From Middle English nyghtyssh, equivalent to night + -ish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

thingish
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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