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nite

/ˈnɐɪ̯t//ˈnaɪ̯t/

nite is the informal spelling of night.

Meaning of night

Noun

night (countable and uncountable, plural nights)

  1. (countable) The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
    • Most animals are awake at day and sleep at night.
  2. (countable) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
  3. (countable) A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
  4. (countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
    • a night on the town
    Synonyms:
    evening
  5. (countable) A day, or at least a night.
    • I stayed my friend's house for three nights.
  6. (uncountable) Nightfall.
    • from noon till night
    Synonyms:
    dark

See all 12 meanings of night

Forms of nite

pluralnites

Words formed from nite

Words that rhyme with nite

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Questions about nite

What is nite the informal spelling of?
Nite is the informal spelling of night.
How do you pronounce nite?
Nite is pronounced /ˈnaɪ̯t/ (UK).

Words near nite in the dictionary

  1. nitch
  2. nitches
  3. nitchevo
  4. nitchie
  5. nitchies
  6. nite
  7. nitecapone
  8. niteclub
  9. niteclubs
  10. nitelite
  11. nitelites

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nite (page history and authors); night (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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