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As nouns the difference between nighttime and why

is that nighttime is the hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night while why is reason or why can be (uk|dialect) a young heifer.

As an adjective nighttime

is pertaining to nighttime; appropriate to the night.

As an adverb why is

for what cause, reason, or purpose.

As an interjection why is

an exclamation used to express indignation, mild surprise, or impatience "well, i'll tell you".

nighttime

English

Alternative forms

* night-time

Noun

(en noun)
  • The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.

    • Synonyms

    * night

    Antonyms

    * day * daytime

    Derived terms

    * night-times

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to nighttime; appropriate to the night.
  • Happening during the night.

    • Synonyms

    * (pertaining to nighttime ): night * (happening during the night ): night

    Antonyms

    * (pertaining to nighttime ): day, daytime

    why

    English

    (wikipedia why)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) . See (l).

    Adverb

    (-)
  • For what cause, reason, or purpose.
  • #
  • Why is the sky blue?
  • Why did you do that?
  • I don’t know why he did that
  • Tell me why the moon changes phase.
  • #
  • Why spend money on something you already get for free?
  • Why not tell him how you feel?
  • #
  • Why''' him? '''Why not someone taller?
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Welcome to the plastisphere , passage=Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.}}
    Synonyms
    * how come, wherefore

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • reason
    • A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how .
    Synonyms
    * wherefore

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An exclamation used to express indignation, mild surprise, or impatience. "Well, I'll tell you...".
  • * Daniel Defoe
    • “Why , child, I tell thee if I was thy mother I would not disown thee; don't you see I am as kind to you as if I was your mother?”
    Derived terms
    * whyever * why in God's name * why not * why on Earth * whys and wherefores * why the Devil * why the dickens * why the fuck

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (whies)
  • (UK, dialect) A young heifer.
    • (Grose)

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