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Showing words for NOCTURNAL using the English dictionary
9 Letter Words for Nocturnal
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Definitions for Nocturnal
[1] of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
[2] done, occurring, or coming at night: nocturnal visit.
[3] active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
[4] opening by night and closing by day, as certain flowers (opposed to diurnal).
[5] Archaic . an astrolabe for telling time at night or for determining latitude by the position of certain stars in reference to Polaris.
[6] of, used during, occurring in, or relating to the night
[7] (of animals) active at night
[8] (of plants) having flowers that open at night and close by day
Words related to Nocturnal
nightly, nighttime, late, night
Words nearby Nocturnal
noctograph, noctuid, noctule, nocturia, nocturn, nocturnal, nocturnal arc, nocturnal emission, nocturnal enuresis, nocturnal myoclonus, nocturne
Origin of Nocturnal
From the Late Latin word nocturnālis, dating back to 1475–85. See nocturn, -al1
Words that may be confused with Nocturnal
Other words from Nocturnal
noc·tur·nal·i·ty , noun
noc·tur·nal·ly , adverb
non·noc·tur·nal , adjective
non·noc·tur·nal·ly , adverb
sem·i·noc·tur·nal , adjective
un·noc·tur·nal , adjective
un·noc·tur·nal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Nocturnal
C15: from Late Latin nocturnālis, from Latin nox night