Nocturnal
[nɒk'tɜːn(ə)l] or [nɑk'tɝnl]
Definition
(adj.) belonging to or active during the night; 'nocturnal animals are active at night'; 'nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day' .
(adj.) of or relating to or occurring in the night; 'nocturnal darkness' .
Typist: Shane--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to diurnal.
(a.) Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects.
(n.) An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.
Typed by Jody
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Nightly.
Edited by Guthrie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Nightly, dark, gloomy, tenebrose
ANT:Diurnal, light, brilliant, solar
Typist: Sam
Definition
adj. pertaining to night: happening by night: nightly.—n. an instrument for observations in the night.—adv. Noctur′nally.
Checker: Michelle
Examples
- Archer had the nocturnal perspective of Fifth Avenue almost to himself. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- What becomes, then, of these nocturnal whistles, and what of the very peculiar words of the dying woman? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- What was this nocturnal expedition, and why should I go armed? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- In this way we should be able to watch our man if he struck a light, and see what his object was in this stealthy nocturnal visit. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The nocturnal visitor was a young man, frail and thin, with a black moustache, which intensified the deadly pallor of his face. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- During this period Tarzan paid many nocturnal visits to the village, where he often renewed his supply of arrows. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- In the mysterious nocturnal separation from all outward signs of life, she felt herself more strangely confronted with her fate. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- That one dint in the short, green grass was the only material witness left of this inexplicable nocturnal flight. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- MONKS, AT THEIR NOCTURNAL INTERVIEW It was a dull, close, overcast summer evening. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The night air so increased my cough, that, God knows where I found strength for these wild nocturnal promenades; but love does wonders! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- So this was the explanation of the unlocked door and of the nocturnal vigil of Milverton. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Edited by Gail