Daily vs Night - What's the difference?
daily | night |
quotidian, that occurs every day, or at least every working day
* Bible, Matthew vi. 11
* Macaulay
* Milton
diurnal, by daylight, as opposed to nightly
quotidianly, every day
diurnally, by daylight
a newspaper that is published every day.
(UK) a cleaner who comes in daily.
(UK, slang) a daily disposable.
(video games) A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards.
(lb) The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
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*:The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.
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, title= (lb) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
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, title= (lb) A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a hotel or other accommodation.
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(lb) Nightfall.
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(lb) Darkness.
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(lb) A dark blue colour, midnight blue.
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A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.
To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
*2008 , Richard F. Burton, Arabian Nights, in 16 volumes , p.284:
*:"So I took seat and ate somewhat of my vivers, my horse also feeding upon his fodder, and we nighted in that spot and next morning I set out."
As nouns the difference between daily and night
is that daily is a newspaper that is published every day while night is the period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.As an adjective daily
is quotidian, that occurs every day, or at least every working day.As an adverb daily
is quotidianly, every day.As an interjection night is
short for good night.As a verb night is
to spend a night (in a place), to overnight.As a proper noun Night is
the goddess of the night in Heathenry.daily
English
Adjective
(-)- Give us this day our daily bread.
- Bunyan has told us that in New England his dream was the daily subject of the conversation of thousands.
- Man hath his daily work of body or mind / Appointed, which declares his dignity, / And the regard of Heaven on all his ways.
Adverb
(-)Noun
(dailies)Synonyms
* daily help * daily maid (woman only)See also
* quotidian * everydayAnagrams
* English frequency adverbsnight
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(wikipedia night)Alternative forms
* nite (informal)Noun
Ian Sample
Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains, passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}