nightingale
16
4.4
- noun
- /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/
- UK
:
ruiseñor
- The blackbird sings on the same cypress where the solitary nightingale delivers its mournful song.
- nightingale's song
Examples
-
Death's ecstasy and richness are entirely derived from the representation of the experience of the nightingale's song.
Academic text (2016) -
Do you not hear the nightingale sing?
-
And how is my little nightingale this morning?
-
I shall not hear the nightingale sing on, as if in pain:
Fiction book (2000) -
Death is rich because the nightingale's song is rich.
Academic text (2016) -
Ode to a Nightingale: A love song to inspiration.
-
The nightingale, of course.
-
And lovers revive in kisses the promise of spring, which will end the winter world with new nightingales calling.
-
At dusk, the nightingale filled the garden with its beautiful melody, enchanting all who listened.
-
During a quiet evening, I love to sit outside and listen to the nightingale sing under the stars.
Synonyms
A small songbird in Europe called the nightingale that sings loudly at night
A small bird that sings a very beautiful song
A poetic name for the nightingale often linked to sorrow
A large songbird from eastern Europe that sings a rich, beautiful song
A large nightingale that sings loudly in eastern European forests
Compounds
A nickname for the Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind, famous for her clear, beautiful voice
How Melodious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nightingale combines night and an old word gale meaning 'song' or 'singer', so it literally means 'night singer'. That's why a nightingale is a small bird famous for its strong, beautiful song at night.