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Nocturnal vs Nightish - What's the difference?

nocturnal | nightish |

As adjectives the difference between nocturnal and nightish

is that nocturnal is primarily active during the night while nightish is of or pertaining to night; nocturnal.

nocturnal

English

Adjective

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  • Primarily active during the night.
  • (of an occurrence) Taking place at night.
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    Antonyms

    * diurnal

    Coordinate terms

    * crepuscular

    nightish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to night; nocturnal.
    • When hawks shall dread the silly fowl, / And men esteem the nightish owl — George Turberville.
  • *1989 , Edward Taylor, Donald E. Stanford, The Poems of Edward Taylor :
    • Star light's nights twinkling. Moonlight is nightish , Sun makes day: [...]
  • *1998 , Robert McLiam Wilson, Ripley Bogle :
    • Nightish folk working their sleepingcity functions in the bright squares of office windows. People untouched by day, smugly snug. You wonder at this darker world of theirs. You grow querulous and bewildered.
  • *2011 , Barry Irwin Brophy, The Weak and Foolish Things of Seattle :
    • Opening his eyes, James was faced with nightish disturbing pool.

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