Fortnight vs Night - What's the difference?
fortnight | night |
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A period of fourteen nights; two weeks.
After a fortnight has passed.
(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 a noun fortnight
is (chiefly|uk|ireland|australia|new zealand) a period of fourteen nights; two weeks.As an adverb fortnight
is after a fortnight has passed.As a proper noun night is
(paganism) the goddess of the night in heathenry.fortnight
English
(wikipedia fortnight)Noun
(en noun)Adverb
(-)- 1852'
Charles Dickens, ''Bleak House''
: ''We will proceed with the hearing on Wednesday '''fortnight .
See also
* sennightnight
English
(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.}}
