Definition of NIGHTS

nights

Noun

  • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
  • a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
  • the period spent sleeping
  • the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
    • "three nights later he collapsed"
  • darkness
  • a shortening of nightfall
  • the time between sunset and midnight
  • Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
  • plural of night

Adv

  • At night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).

Examples

  • I work nights, my brother only afternoons, and my son days.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English nightes, from Old English nihtes (“at night, by night”), equivalent to night + -s (adverbial genitive suffix). Cognate with Old Frisian nachtes, Old Saxon nahtes, German nachts (all “nights, at night”).

Synonyms

dark, night, Night, nighttime, Nox, by night

Antonyms

day, days#Etymology_2

Scrabble Score: 10

nights: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nights: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nights: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

nights: valid Words With Friends Word