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nocturnal |
Grep of noun nocturnal nocturnal emission Overview of adj nocturnal The adj nocturnal has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) nocturnal -- ((biology) belonging to or active during the night; "nocturnal animals are active at night"; "nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day") 2. nocturnal -- (of or relating to or occurring in the night; "nocturnal darkness") 3. nocturnal -- (of or during or relating to the night; "a nocturnal journey"; "nocturnal stillness"; "nocturnal predators") Antonyms of adj nocturnal 2 of 3 senses of nocturnal Sense 1 nocturnal (vs. diurnal) diurnal (vs. nocturnal) Sense 3 nocturnal INDIRECT (VIA nighttime) -> daytime Similarity of adj nocturnal 3 senses of nocturnal Sense 1 nocturnal (vs. diurnal) Also See-> nighttime#1 Sense 2 nocturnal Pertains to noun night (Sense 1) =>night, nighttime, dark => time period, period, period of time Sense 3 nocturnal => nighttime (vs. daytime) Attributes of adj nocturnal Familiarity of adj nocturnal nocturnal used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj nocturnal nocturnal Overview of adj nocturnal The adj nocturnal has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) nocturnal -- ((biology) belonging to or active during the night; "nocturnal animals are active at night"; "nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day") 2. nocturnal -- (of or relating to or occurring in the night; "nocturnal darkness") 3. nocturnal -- (of or during or relating to the night; "a nocturnal journey"; "nocturnal stillness"; "nocturnal predators")
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