night

(countable) The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
(countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.

a night on the town
(countable) A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a hotel or other accommodation.

We stayed at the Hilton for five nights.
(countable) The quality of sleep obtained during a night.

I had a bad night last night.
(uncountable) Nightfall.

from noon till night
(uncountable) Darkness.

The cat disappeared into the night.

[edit] Synonyms

(evening or night spent at a particular activity): evening
(quality of sleep): sleep
(nightfall): dark, dusk, nightfall, sundown, sunset, twilight
(darkness): blackness, darkness, gloom, obscurity, shadow

[edit] Antonyms

(period between sunset and sunrise): day
(darkness): brightness, daylight, light

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

period between sunset and sunrise

Albanian: natë sq(sq) f.
Arabic: لَيلة ar(ar) (layla) f., لَيل ar(ar) (layl) (collective)
Aramaic:

Syriac: ܠܠܝܐ (lilyā’) m.

Hebrew: לליא (lilyā’) m.
Armenian: գիշեր (gišer)
Azeri: gecə az(az)
Basque: gau
Belarusian: нощ be(be) f.
Bosnian: noć bs(bs) f.
Breton: noz br(br)
Bulgarian: нощ bg(bg) f.
Catalan: nit f.
Chamicuro: chpolyaye
Cherokee: ᏒᎠᏱ (svayi)
Chinese: 夜晚 (yèwǎn)
Coptic: ⲟⲩϣⲏ (oušē)
Croatian: noć hr(hr) f.
Czech: noc cs(cs) f.
Danish: nat da(da)
Dutch: nacht nl(nl) m.
Egyptian: grḥ
Esperanto: nokto eo(eo)
Estonian: öö et(et)
Ewe: zã n.
Finnish: yö fi(fi)
French: nuit fr(fr) f.
Georgian: ღამე ka(ka) (ḡame)
German: Nacht de(de) f.
Gilbertese: bong
Gothic: [[&#55296;&#57149;&#55296;&#57136;&#55296;&#57143;&#55296;&#57156;&#55296;&#57155;]] (nahts)
Greek: νύχτα el(el) (nýchta) f.

Ancient Greek: νύξ (nyks) f.
Gujarati: રાત (rāt) f., રાત્રી (rātrī) f.
Hebrew: לילה (lailah) m.
Hindi: रात (rāt)
Hungarian: éj hu(hu), éjszaka hu(hu), este hu(hu)
Icelandic: nótt is(is) f.
Ido: nokto io(io)
Irish: oíche ga(ga) f.
Italian: notte it(it) f.
Japanese: 夜 ja(ja) (yoru) (よる)
Korean: 밤 (bam)
Kurdish:

Sorani: شه‌و ku(ku) (shaw)
Lao: ຄືນ lo(lo) (khaan)
Latin: nox la(la) f.
Latvian: nakts lv(lv) f.
Lithuanian: naktis lt(lt) f.
Livonian: īe
Lower Sorbian: noc f.

Macedonian: ноќ mk(mk) (noḱ) f.
Malay: malam ms(ms)
Malayalam: രാത്രി (ratheri)
Maltese: lejl mt(mt) m.
Maori: please add this translation if you can
Marathi: रात्र (rātra)
Middle High German: naht (f.)
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Nepali: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian: natt no(no) m.
Occitan: nuèch oc(oc) f., nuèit oc(oc) f.
Old Church Slavonic:

Cyrillic: нощь (noštĭ) f.

Glagolitic: ⰐⰑⰛⰠ (noštĭ) f.
Old English: niht ang(ang) f.
Persian: شب (shab)
Pitjantjatjara: munga
Polabian: nüc f.
Polish: noc pl(pl) f.
Portuguese: noite pt(pt) f.
Rohingya: rait
Romani: ratyi f.
Romanian: noapte ro(ro) f.
Russian: ночь ru(ru) (noč’) f.
Samoan: please add this translation if you can
Sanskrit: रात्रिः (rātriḥ)
Scottish Gaelic: oidhche f.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: ноћ sr(sr) f.

Roman: noć sr(sr) f.
Sindhi: رات (rāt)
Sinhalese: please add this translation if you can
Slovak: noc sk(sk) f.
Slovene: noč sl(sl) f.
Spanish: noche es(es) f.
Swahili: usiku sw(sw)
Swedish: natt sv(sv) c.
Tagalog: gabi
Tahitian: please add this translation if you can
Telugu: రాత్రి (rātri)
Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
Tok Pisin: nait
Tongan: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: ніч uk(uk) (nič) f.
Upper Sorbian: nóc f.
Urdu: رات (rāt), شب (shab)
Vietnamese: đêm vi(vi), tối vi(vi)
Volapük: neit vo(vo)
Warlpiri: munga
Welsh: nos cy(cy) f.
Yiddish: נאַכט yi(yi) (nakht) f.

evening or night spent at a particular activity

Czech: večer cs(cs) m.
Danish: aften da(da)
Dutch: avondje n., nachtje n.
Finnish: ilta fi(fi), yö fi(fi)
French: soirée fr(fr) f., nuit fr(fr) f.
German: Abend m., in bed: Nacht f.
Hebrew: לילה (lailah) f.
Hungarian: éjszakázás hu(hu)
Icelandic: nótt is(is) f.
Japanese: 一晩 ja(ja) (hitoban)
Kurdish:

Sorani: شه‌و ku(ku) (shaw)

Malay: bermalam
Maltese: lejla mt(mt) f.
Norwegian: aften no(no) m.
Portuguese: noitada f., noite f.
Romanian: noapte ro(ro)
Sindhi: شام (shāma)
Slovak: večer sk(sk) m.
Slovene: večer sl(sl) m.
Spanish: tarde es(es) f.
Swahili: usiku sw(sw)
Vietnamese: đêm vi(vi)

night spent at a hotel

Catalan: nit f.
Czech: noc cs(cs) f.
Danish: overnatning c.
Dutch: hotelovernachting f., overnachting f., nacht m.
Ewe: zã n.
Finnish: yö, yöpyminen, hotelliyö
French: nuit f.,nuitée f.,
German: Übernachtung de(de) f., Nacht de(de) f.
Hebrew: לילה (lailah) m.
Hungarian: megszállás hu(hu)
Icelandic: nótt is(is) f.
Japanese: 一泊 ja(ja) (ippaku)

Kurdish:

Sorani: شه‌و ku(ku) (shaw)
Maltese: lejl mt(mt) m.
Norwegian: overnatting m.
Portuguese: diária pt(pt) f.
Romanian: noapte ro(ro)
Sindhi: ِرات (rāt) f.
Slovak: noc sk(sk) f.
Slovene: nočitev f.
Swahili: usiku sw(sw)
Tok Pisin: nait
Vietnamese: đêm vi(vi)

quality of sleep obtained during a night

Danish: nattesøvn
Dutch: nachtrust m.
Finnish: yöuni fi(fi), yö fi(fi)
French: nuit fr(fr) f.
German: Nacht de(de) f.

Kurdish:

Sorani: شه‌و ku(ku) (shaw)
Norwegian: nattesøvn m.
Swahili: usiku sw(sw)
Vietnamese: đêm (ngủ)

nightfall

See nightfall

Chinese: 黄昏 (huánghūn)
Danish: aften da(da), skumring da(da)
Estonian: öö saabumine
Ewe: zã n.
Finnish: iltahämärä fi(fi)
Hungarian: alkony hu(hu)
Icelandic: nótt is(is) f.
Irish: Luí gréine f., Dul faoi na gréine f.

Japanese: 日暮れ ja(ja) (higure)
Kurdish:

Sorani: شه‌و ku(ku) (shaw)
Norwegian: skumring no(no) m.
Sindhi: ِسنجھا (sanjhā) f.
Swahili: usiku sw(sw)
Vietnamese: tối vi(vi)

darkness

Bosnian: tama bs(bs) f.
Catalan: nit f., fosca f., obscuritat f.
Danish: nat da(da), mørke da(da)
Dutch: nachtelijke duisternis f.
Finnish: pimeys fi(fi), pimeä fi(fi), yö fi(fi)
French: nuit fr(fr) f., noirceur fr(fr) f., obscurité fr(fr) f.
German: Nacht de(de) f., Dunkelheit de(de) f.
Hungarian: sötétség hu(hu)
Irish: Dorchadas m.
Japanese: 闇 ja(ja) (yami)
Kurdish:

Sorani: تاریکی ku(ku) (tAreekee)

Norwegian: mørke n.
Portuguese: escuridão pt(pt) m., noite pt(pt) f., trevas pt(pt) f.
Romanian: întuneric ro(ro)
Serbian:

Cyrillic: тама f.

Roman: tama f.
Slovene: tema sl(sl) f.
Spanish: oscuridad es(es) f.
Swahili: usiku sw(sw)
Swahili: usiku sw(sw)
Tagalog: kadiliman
Tok Pisin: tudak
Vietnamese: tối vi(vi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

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Afrikaans: nag
Binisayâ: gab-i
Breton: nozvezh f. (1), noz f. (1,2)
Bulgarian: нощ (nošt) f.
Burmese: ည (nnya)
Catalan: nit f.
Chinese: 夜 (yè), 夜晚 (yèwǎn), 晚上 (wǎnshàng)
Hawaiian: pō
Ido: nokto
Indonesian: malam, malam hari
Jèrriais: niet f.
Kannada: ರಾತ್ರಿ (rātri), ಇರುಳು (iruḷu)
Khmer: យប់ (yup)
Luxembourgish: Nuecht f., Nuet f.

Maltese: lejl m.
Nahuatl: yohualli
Occitan: nuèit
Romanian: noapte f.
Scottish Gaelic: oidhche f.
Sindarin: (daw), (fuin), (môr)
Swahili: usiku (nc 5)
Tamil: இரவு (iravu)
Thai: กลางคืน (klaangkhyyn), ราตรี (raatrii)
Turkish: gece
Ubykh: ŝʷəwa
Welsh: nos f., noson f., noswaith f.
Xhosa: ubusuku (nc 7)
Yiddish: נאַכט (nakht) f.
Zulu: ubusuku (nc 7)

[edit] Interjection

night!

Short for good night

Night all! Thanks for a great evening!

[edit] Translations

Short for good night

Finnish: öitä!
German: Nacht!

Irish: Oíche mhaith
Swahili: usiku sw(sw)
Vietnamese: chúc ngủ ngon, tạm biệt

[edit] Anagrams

thing

[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

night m. inv.

nightclub

night

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