nocturnal

(nŏk-tûr'nəl)
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or occurring in the night: nocturnal stillness.
2. Botany. Having flowers that open during the night.
3. Zoology. Most active at night: nocturnal animals.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin nocturnālis, from Latin nocturnus, from nox, noct-, night.]

nocturnally noc·tur'nal·ly adv.

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adjective

Of or occurring during the night: night, nightly. See light/darkness.

adj

Definition: night
Antonyms: daytime

Having flowers that open at night.

Active by night.

• n. mite — see dermanyssus gallinae.

For a list of words related to nocturnal, see:

• Fixed Times - nocturnal: (adj) pertaining to night; nightly

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See words rhyming with "nocturnal."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Nocturnal .

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - natlig, natte-

Nederlands (Dutch)
nachtelijk

Français (French)
adj. - nocturne

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nächtlich, Nacht-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νυκτερινός, βραδιάτικος

Italiano (Italian)
notturno

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - noturno

Русский (Russian)
ночной

Español (Spanish)
adj. - nocturno, de hábitos nocturnos, por la noche

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nattlig, sen, natt-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
夜的, 夜曲的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 夜的, 夜曲的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 밤의, 야상곡 같은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 夜の, 夜行性の, 夜咲きの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ليلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פעיל בלילה, של הלילה, לילי, נעשה בלילה‬

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