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nite

nite

8 8.7
The time of day when it is dark and most people sleep
  • noun
  • /naɪt/
  • Informal
translation icon : noche
  • So many players who played collegiately at other schools were donning Iowa gold and black for the Nite Hawks.
  • Nick at Nite
  • Nite Owl
  • Nite Catechism

Examples

  • Wrycha told me about the dating event earlier this month at Nerd Nite, an especially cool monthly Seattle event.

    Blog text (17)

  • Paint Nite is the perfect cocktail of friends, art, and fun that makes for an unforgettable evening.

    Blog text (22)

  • - So, uh, what time did you leave the Nite Spot?

    The Hurricane (1999)

  • India Nite is a dance festival where children of all ages perform.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Nobody watches Nick at Nite?

    6 Underground (2019)

  • On Nick at nite, tonight at 9:00.

    Silent Fall (1994)

  • The place was called the Fly-By-Nite.

    The Toy (1982)

  • Two crossed the parking lot toward the Nite-Owl Lanes.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Finally, IANT sponsors India Nite every January on the Saturday closest to Republic Day.

    Academic text (2005)

  • We had a fun time at the Nite Spot, enjoying live music and dancing.

Surface Forms

nite singular
nites plural

Etymology

Nite is a friendly, informal spelling of night often used in ads or casual writing like 'game nite', so it simply means the 'night' time but in a shorter, more casual form.