nightlife
/ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf/
nightlife noun: nocturnal activities, especially visiting nightclubs.
Noun
nightlife (countable and uncountable, plural nightlives or nightlifes)
- Nocturnal activities, especially visiting nightclubs.
- Rio de Janeiro boasts the best nightlife in South America.
- Dunn was charged in connection with tossing a sandwich at Customs and Border Protection Officer Greg Lairmore on on ^([sic]) Aug. 10 along the U Street nightlife corridor in Washington.2025 November 6, Dan Mangan, “DC sandwich thrower Sean Dunn found not guilty of assaulting federal agent”, in CNBC
Examples of nightlife in a sentence
- Hong Kong is lucky as many of its top nightlife zones are right next to each other.
- South Beach is still full of debauched nightlife, much of it gay or lavender-tinged.
- Los Angeles has one of the liveliest and most exciting nightlifes in the world.
Forms of nightlife
| plural | nightlives |
|---|---|
| plural | nightlifes |
Origin of nightlife
From night + life.
Words formed from nightlife
Questions about nightlife
- What does nightlife mean?
- Nightlife means nocturnal activities, especially visiting nightclubs.
- What part of speech is nightlife?
- Nightlife is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nightlife?
- Nightlife is pronounced /ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf/.
- What is the plural of nightlife?
- The plural of nightlife is nightlives.
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