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2 : almost but not quite : NEARLY, ALMOST

Synonyms

[1] around, by, close, hard, in, near, nearby—more at NEAR

[2] about, almost, most, much, near, nearly, next to, practically, some, virtually, well-nigh—more at ALMOST

2nigh adjective : being near in time, space, effect, or degree : CLOSE, NEAR

3nigh preposition : NEAR

night noun 1 : the period between dusk and dawn

2 : the darkness of night

3 : a period of misery or unhappiness

4 : NIGHTFALL

Synonyms

[1] dark, darkness, nighttime; also dusk, evening, gloaming, nightfall, twilight; midnight

Antonyms

day, daytime

[2] dark, darkness, dusk, gloaming, gloom, murk, semidarkness, shade, shadow, twilight—more at DARK

night adjective : of, relating to, or associated with the night

Synonyms

nighttime, nocturnal—more at NOCTURNAL

night blindness noun : reduced visual capacity in faint light (as at night)

night·cap noun 1 : a cloth cap worn with nightclothes

2 : a usu. alcoholic drink taken at bedtime

night·clothes noun plural : garments worn in bed

night·club noun : a place of entertainment open at night usu. serving food and liquor and providing music for dancing

Synonyms

café, disco, discotheque; also barroom, saloon, tavern; dive, speakeasy; canteen

night crawl·er noun : EARTHWORM; especially : a large earthworm found on the soil surface at night

night·dress noun : a loose garment for wear in bed : NIGHTGOWN

night·fall noun : the coming of night

Synonyms

dusk, evening, gloaming, sundown, sunset, twilight—more at DUSK

night·gown noun : a loose garment for wear in bed

night·hawk noun : any of a genus of American birds related to and resembling the whip-poor-will

night·in·gale noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE nihtegale, fr. niht night + galan to sing]

: any of several Old World thrushes noted for the sweet usu. nocturnal song of the male

night·life noun : the activity of pleasure-seekers at night

night·ly adjective 1 : happening, done, or produced by night or every night

2 : of or relating to the night or every night

— nightly adverb

night·mare noun 1 : a frightening dream

2 : a frightening or horrible experience

— nightmare adjective

Synonyms

agony, hell, horror, misery, murder, torment, torture—more at HELL

night·mar·ish adjective : resembling or suggestive of a nightmare

Synonyms

appalling, atrocious, awful, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrible, horrid, lurid, macabre, monstrous, shocking, terrible—more at HORRIBLE

night rider noun : a member of a secret band who ride masked at night doing violence to punish or terrorize

night·shade noun : any of a large genus of herbs, shrubs, and trees that includes poisonous forms (as the belladonna), ornamentals (as the petunias), and important food plants (as the potato and eggplant)

night·shirt noun : a nightgown resembling a shirt

night soil noun : human feces used esp. for fertilizing the soil

night·stick noun : a police officer's club

night·time noun : the time from dusk to dawn

Synonyms

dark, darkness, night—more at NIGHT

night·walk·er noun : a person who roves about at night esp. with criminal or immoral intent

ni·hil·ism noun 1 : a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless

2 : ANARCHISM

— ni·hil·ist noun or adjective

— ni·hil·is·tic adjective

nil noun : the arithmetical symbol 0 denoting the absence of all magnitude or quantity : ZERO, NOTHING

Synonyms

aught, cipher, naught, nothing, zero, zip—more at ZERO

nim·ble adjective nim·bler; nim·blest [ORIGIN: ME nimel, fr. OE numol holding much, fr. niman to take]

1 : quick and light in motion : AGILE

2 : quick in understanding and learning : CLEVER

— nim·bly adverb

Synonyms

[1] agile, graceful, light, lissome, lithe, spry—more at GRACEFUL

[2] alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, intelligent, keen, quick, quick-witted, sharp, smart—more at INTELLIGENT