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nyctophiliac

nyctophiliac noun: a nyctophile, a person who loves the night or darkness.

Noun

nyctophiliac (plural nyctophiliacs)

  1. (rare) A nyctophile, a person who loves the night or darkness.
    • He was a nyctophiliac; he found peace in the darkness and couldn't bear the weight of the light, putting him on the spot, revealing how he was nothing now.2014, Tommy McMahon, Hero of the Day, page 245
    • Is it surprising that many witches are nyctophiliacs? The notion that magic is more prevalent and magicians more powerful after the sun sets is an old and respected belief, so much so that the hour of midnight is called the Witching Hour.2015, Andrew Theitic, The Witches' Almanac, Issue 35, Spring 2016-2017: Air: The Breath of Life, →ISBN, page 27

Forms of nyctophiliac

pluralnyctophiliacs

Origin of nyctophiliac

From nycto- + -philiac.

Questions about nyctophiliac

What does nyctophiliac mean?
Nyctophiliac means a nyctophile, a person who loves the night or darkness.
What part of speech is nyctophiliac?
Nyctophiliac is a noun.
What is the plural of nyctophiliac?
The plural of nyctophiliac is nyctophiliacs.

Words near nyctophiliac in the dictionary

  1. nyctohemeral
  2. nyctohylophobia
  3. nyctophile
  4. nyctophiles
  5. nyctophilia
  6. nyctophiliac
  7. nyctophiliacs
  8. nyctophilic
  9. nyctophobe
  10. nyctophobes
  11. nyctophobia

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