Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nyctophiliac

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nyc-tophil-i-ac
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nyctophile, a person who loves the night or darkness.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Etymology

From nycto- + -philiac.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nycto-
Suffix: -philiac

Inflected Forms

nyctophiliacs (plural)

Questions

What does nyctophiliac mean?: A nyctophile, a person who loves the night or darkness.
Where does nyctophiliac come from?: From nycto- + -philiac.

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