nights

nights · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of night; the periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

  2. 2.

    (adverbial use) During the night; regularly at night.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    work nights — To have a job with nighttime hours.
  • •
    these nights — Recently, during recent evenings.

Related words

Antonyms: days, daytime
See also: darkness, evening, night
Synonyms: evenings, nighttime

Etymology

From Old English niht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nokwts. See [[night]].