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yesternight

yesternight

1 9.9
On the night before today
  • adverb
  • /ˈjɛstərˌnaɪt/
  • Archaic
: anoche
  • I think I saw him yesternight.
  • saw him yesternight

Examples

  • My lord... I think I saw him yesternight.

    Hamlet (1990)

  • Yesternight, I dreamt of distant lands and adventures yet to come.

  • My lord, I believe I encountered something unusual yesternight.

  • The stars shone brightly in the sky yesternight, illuminating the forest.

Antonyms

tonight
∞ 1.0

The night of this day after sunset and before you sleep

Surface Forms

yesternight positive

Morphology

yesternight = night (semi-transparent) = yester + night

Components 'yester-' (meaning 'previous') + 'night' directly yield 'last night', but 'yester-' is archaic/fossilized and may be unfamiliar to learners.

Etymology

The word yesternight comes from the old part yester- meaning 'the day before' plus night, so it simply means 'last night' and is now an old-fashioned or literary way to say it.