creature of the night
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6.0
- noun
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creatura nocturna
- Many artists become creatures of the night to find inspiration when the world is quiet.
And for one person, it might be to fulfill the desire of being in a world of vampires and feeling like you are a creature of the night.
- And for one person, it might be to fulfill the desire of being in a world of vampires and feeling like you are a creature of the night.
Examples
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Creatures of the night, what's uuuuup!!
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l became a creature of the night.
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For they are creatures of the night.
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You're a creature of the night.
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Ahhh, Jesus, the creatures of the night, here they come.
Fiction book (1994) -
...really confusing when you're in love with a creature of the night.
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But those lumbering, ungainly creatures of the night, who seemed so attracted to our campfires, are what man has become.
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As a creature of the night, she loved the energy of the city after sunset.
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He said he was a creature of the night, preferring to start his work when others were asleep.
Synonyms
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8.5
A person who stays awake all night to study, work, or have fun
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3.4
A person who stays up late and does things at night
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4.1
A person who likes to be awake and active at night
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8.0
A person who prefers being awake late at night
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8.9
A person who likes to be awake and active late at night
A person who moves around at night, often in secret
Antonyms
How Nocturnal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'creature' combined with the prepositional phrase 'of the night' produces a directly inferable meaning: a being (or person) associated with nighttime activity. This composition parallels common cross-linguistic patterns for 'nocturnal' or 'night-active' entities, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Creature of the night comes from the image of animals like owls or bats that are awake and active after dark, and the words creature and night paint that picture. So, it is used for a person who is 'active at night' or who prefers nighttime activities.