nights

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/naɪts/

adverb

At night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).

“I work nights, my brother only afternoons, and my son days.”

Similar
by night
Opposite
days
OriginMiddle English nightes ← Old English nihtes →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

nights1

adverbnights (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAt night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).

    I work nights, my brother only afternoons, and my son days.

    Synonyms: by night · Antonyms: days

nights2

noun
  1. pluralplural of night

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbAt night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).

Similar
by night
Opposite
days
Also see
by night

Origin

nights · adverb

  1. Old Englishnihtes“at night, by night”
  2. Middle Englishnightes
  3. Englishnights

Inherited from Middle English nightes, from Old English nihtes (“at night, by night”), equivalent to night + -s (adverbial genitive suffix). Cognate with Old Frisian nachtes, Old Saxon nahtes, German nachts (all “nights, at night”).

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nights · noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nights

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Anagrams

things
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APA

nights. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nights

MLA

“nights.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nights. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nights,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nights.

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