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nightclub

nightclub

172 1.6
A place open late at night with music and dancing where people buy drinks
  • noun
  • /ˈnaɪtˌklʌb/
translation icon : discoteca
  • The nightclub was packed with people enjoying the DJ's set and the vibrant atmosphere.
  • bars and nightclubs
  • restaurants and nightclubs
  • nightclub scene

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Examples

  • You're at a swanky nightclub and spot your best friend's boyfriend.

  • When they came to America, they opened a nightclub, mostly for Hungarians.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • We did the whole day club, nightclub, dinner party thing.

  • So me and two of my friends have been to a nightclub in another town.

  • We have to show them the nightclub room first.

  • Everyone wants to own a nightclub, but we're actually gonna do it.

  • At his suggestion, we took a taxi and went to a nightclub in the suburbs.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • That's me in a downtown nightclub with this band...

  • I've become like the hottest nightclub in New York City.

  • So they went to the two hottest, hottest nightclubs in Hollywood.

Synonyms

club
vsnightclub
835 1.2

A place with music and dancing where people go at night

refers more specifically to the late open entertainment venue
disco
vsnightclub
37 2.7

A public club where people go to dance to recorded music

is the general late open music and dance venue without that music focus
cabaret
vsnightclub
23 6.3

A place like a nightclub where people eat while they watch live singers and dancers

is the broader late entertainment place not focused on staged dining shows
discotheque
vsnightclub
9 7.3

A nightclub where people dance to recorded popular music

is broader, covering late venues with live or recorded entertainment
nightspot
vsnightclub
4 3.6

A place open late for music, dancing, food and drinks

is the main term for places with those late entertainment features
supper club
vsnightclub
  • US
3 5.6

A small evening restaurant where people eat and watch live music

is the general late entertainment place without luxury dining focus

How Lively

nightclub
172 1.6
bar
1.0
pub
  • UK
155 1.0

Surface Forms

nightclub singular
nightclubs plural

Morphology

nightclub = night + club (transparent) = night + club

A straightforward compound: a 'club' (social/entertainment venue) specified as operating at 'night', so the meaning is directly deducible.

Etymology

Nightclub is a simple combination of night and club. The club part once meant a 'group of people' and then the place where they met, so a nightclub is a place open at night for music, dancing, food, and drinks.