nights

NYTS/naɪts/

2 meanings of nights

1
noun
Plural of night. Use this when you mean more than one night.
The nights get colder once winter arrives.
We stayed three nights at a small hotel by the sea.
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2
adverb
During the night, especially as something you do again and again.
He works nights at the hospital and sleeps during the day.
The guards patrol nights to keep the building safe.
Similarnightly, overnight
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nights is a form of night

night, noun: The dark part of each day, between the time the sun goes down and the time it comes up. Full entry

Forms: nightnights plural
Spelling: night → nights: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /s/.

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Origin

From Old English "nihtes", meaning "at night". It comes from "night" plus an old ending "-s".