Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nocturnality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: noc-tur-nal-i-ty
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition or habit of being active at night.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English nocturnal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English nocturnality From nocturnal + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nocturnalities (plural)

Antonyms

diurnality

Questions

What does nocturnality mean?: The condition or habit of being active at night.
Where does nocturnality come from?: Etymology tree English nocturnal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English nocturnality From nocturnal + -ity.

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