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nighttimes

nighttimes is the plural of nighttime.

Meaning of nighttime

Noun

nighttime (countable and uncountable, plural nighttimes)

  1. The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
    • Nighttime fell like the opening / In the final act of the beginning of time1986, R.E.M., “Hyena”, in Lifes Rich Pageant

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Adverb

nighttimes (not comparable)

  1. At night; during the night.
    • Quarrel jerked his head towards the window. 'De "Undertaker's Wind",' he commented. 'How's that?' asked Bond, startled. 'On-and-off shore breeze de sailors call it,' said Quarrel. 'De Undertaker blow de bad air out of de Island night-times from six till six. Then every morning de "Doctor's Wind"...1954, Ian Fleming, “The Undertaker's Wind”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 186

Questions about nighttimes

What does nighttimes mean?
Nighttimes means at night; during the night.
What is nighttimes the plural of?
Nighttimes is the plural of nighttime.
What part of speech is nighttimes?
Nighttimes is an adverb.

Words near nighttimes in the dictionary

  1. nighttime
  2. nighttime diaper
  3. nighttime diapers
  4. nighttime nappies
  5. nighttime nappy
  6. nighttimes
  7. nightwalker
  8. nightwalkers
  9. nightwalking
  10. nightwandering
  11. nightward

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