Complete Definition of "nocturnal"

English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)n�l|-��(r)n�l

Adjective
nocturnal (no comparative or superlative forms)

  1. Primarily active during the night.

Antonyms
diurnal

Translations

Chinese: �� (yè-de)
Dutch: nachtelijk, nacht-
Finnish: yö- (former part of compound), yöllinen, öinen, nokturnaalinen (scientific)
French: nocturne
Frisian: nachtlik, nacht-
German: nächtlich, nachtaktiv
Greek: ν�κ�- (or ν���-), <θ> replaces <�> when the 2nd synthetic part of the compound word begins with an asper-accented vowel, ν�κ�ο- (or ν���ο-), ν�κ��- (or ν����-) ("nocturnal" prefixes); ν�κ�ε�ιν�� (or ν���ε�ιν��) [ni�kte�ri�no�s] m, ν�κ�ιά�ικο� (or ν���ιά�ικο�) [ni�ktçati�ko�s] m, ν�κ��βιο� (or ν����βιο�) [ni�kto�vi�o�s] (that lives during the night) m, ξεν�κ�η� (or ξεν���η�) [k͡se��niktis] [someone (mainly a man) who spends the nights drinking with women] m
Swedish: natt-, nattaktiv, aktiv om natten
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