ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsNnocturnal
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nocturnal
Meaning: active or happening mainly at night
nocturnal in a sentence
How nocturnal is used in real sentences:
Owls are nocturnal hunters that use sharp hearing to find prey in darkness.
Because the species is nocturnal, researchers had to set up cameras at dusk to observe its behavior.
“The moths were said to be nocturnal, flying only after the building closed.”
— from the passage The Blue Moth Story
Synonyms for nocturnal
Other words for nocturnal — nighttime and nightly — carry the same meaning.
- nighttime
- nightly
Antonyms of nocturnal
Words that mean the opposite of nocturnal:
- diurnal
- daytime
Where it comes from
From Latin nocturnus 'of the night'
Memory hook
NOCTURNAL sounds like nocturne, a piece of music meant to be played at night.