| Main Entry: | nocturnal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening at night |
Synonyms: |
after dark, late, night, night-loving, nightly, nighttime |
| Notes: | nocturnal means belonging to or active during the night; diurnal means belonging to or active during the day |
| Main Entry: | nightly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | each evening; after dark |
Synonyms: |
at night, by night, every night, in the night, night after night, nights, nighttime, nocturnal, nocturnally |
Antonyms: |
daily |