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In paganism|lang=en terms the difference between night and wight

is that night is (paganism) the goddess of the night in heathenry while wight is (paganism) a being of one of the nine worlds of heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.

As a proper noun night

is (paganism) the goddess of the night in heathenry.

As a noun wight is

(archaic) a living creature, especially a human being.

As an adjective wight is

(archaic except in dialects ) brave, valorous, strong.

night

English

(wikipedia night)

Alternative forms

* nite (informal)

Noun

  • (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.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample
  • , volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= 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.}}
  • (lb) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
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  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= 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.}}
  • (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.
  • Synonyms

    * (evening or night spent at a particular activity) evening * (quality of sleep) sleep * (nightfall) dark, dusk, nightfall, sundown, sunset, twilight * (darkness) blackness, darkness, gloom, obscurity, shadow

    Antonyms

    * (period between sunset and sunrise) day * (darkness) brightness, daylight, light

    See also

    *

    Derived terms

    * all-night * all-nighter * at night * day and night * fly-by-night * first night * goodnight * lady of the night * last night * midnight * night and day * night-bat * night blindness * nightcap * nightclub * night court * night crawler * nightdress * night emission * nightfall * nightgown * nightie, nighty * night letter * nightlife * nightlight * nightly * nightmare * night-night * night owl * nightpiece * night-raven * night shift * nightshirt * night soil * nighttime, night-time * night terror * night watch * overnight * ships that pass in the night * the night is young * tonight * tomorrow night * Twelfth Night

    Interjection

    (en-interj)!
  • Short for good night
  • Night all! Thanks for a great evening!

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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."
  • Statistics

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    Anagrams

    * (l), (l) 1000 English basic words ----

    wight

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) . See also (l). The meaning of the wraith-like creature is from barrow-wights in world.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A living creature, especially a human being.
  • * circa 1602 , , act 1, scene 3:
  • O base Hungarian wight ! wilt thou the spigot wield?
  • * 1626 , , verse vi
  • Oh say me true if thou wert mortal wight
    And why from us so quickly thou didst take thy flight.
  • (paganism) A being of one of the Nine Worlds of heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.
  • (poetic) A ghost or other supernatural entity.
  • * 1789 , , lines 14-15-16
  • But I saw a glow-worm near,
    Who replied: ‘What wailing wight
    Calls the watchman of the night?
  • (fantasy) A wraith-like creature.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) Merriam-Webster, 1974..

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (archaic except in dialects ) Brave, valorous, strong.
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  • *:I haue two sones that were but late made knyghtes / and the eldest hyghte sir Tirre // and my yongest sone hyght Lauayne / and yf hit please yow / he shalle ryde with yow vnto that Iustes / and he is of his age x stronge and wyght
  • Strong; stout; active.
  • See also

    * Isle of Wight