night owl

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nahyt oul]
- /naɪt aʊl/
- /naɪt aʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyt oul]
- /naɪt aʊl/

Definitions of night owl words

noun night owl a person who often stays up late at night; nighthawk. 1
noun night owl sb who is active at night 1
countable noun night owl A night owl is someone who regularly stays up late at night, or who prefers to work at night. 0
noun night owl a person who is or prefers to be up and about late at night 0
noun night owl an owl active chiefly at night 0
noun night owl a person who works at night or otherwise stays up late 0

See all 6 definitions of night owl

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Origin of night owl

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95

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Parts of speech for Night owl

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Night owl

night owl popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

night owl usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for night owl

noun night owl

chaser — A chaser is an alcoholic drink that you have after you have drunk a stronger or weaker alcoholic drink.
whorehound — (US, vulgar, slang) Someone who often has sex with prostitutes.

adj night owl

dissolute — indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated.

adjective night owl

nighthawk — any of several longwinged, American goatsuckers of the genus Chordeiles, related to the whippoorwill, especially C. minor, having variegated black, white, and buff plumage.

All 5 Synonyms of night owl