Nocturnal

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, or occurring in the night.
  • adjective. Opening at night. Used of flowers.
  • adjective. Most active at night.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to the night; belonging to the night; used, done, or occurring at night: as, nocturnal cold; a nocturnal visit: opposed to diurnal.
  • Of or pertaining to a nocturn.
  • In zoology, active by night: as, nocturnal lepidopter.
  • Syn. 1 and See nightly.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.
  • adjective. Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; ; -- opposed to diurnal.
  • adjective. Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; ; -- of animals.
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  • adjective. Primarily active during the night.
  • adjective. Taking place at night.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. belonging to or active during the night
  • adjective. of or relating to or occurring in the night
    • Word Usage
    "She'd been researching what she called "nocturnal pressing spirit attacks," or what scientific literature called sleep paralysis."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    daily  diurnal  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    colonel  diurnal  eternal  external  fraternal  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aerial  aquatic  carnivorous  crepuscular  dismal  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    nightly  solifugous  
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