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nighttide

[ nahyt-tahyd ]
/ ˈnaɪtˌtaɪd /
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noun Literary.

nighttime.

RELATED WORDS

midnight, duskiness, gloom, evening, darkness, nighttime, dark, eventide, blackness, nightfall, twilight, obscurity, bedtime, black, dim

Nearby words

  1. nightshirt,
  2. nightside,
  3. nightspot,
  4. nightstand,
  5. nightstick,
  6. nighttime,
  7. nightwalker,
  8. nightwear,
  9. nighty,
  10. nighty-night

Origin of nighttide

First recorded in 1845–50; night + tide1
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