nightly

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
2. (not-comparable) Performing, occurring, or taking place every night.
3. (not-comparable) Used in the night.

Adv

Every night.

Noun

A build of a software program with the latest changes, released every night.

Synonyms

nocturnal

every evening

every night

night

🌃

by night

at night

evening

🌆

dusky

dark

overnight

vespertine

belonging to the night

Translations

nächtlich

nocturno

🌃

notturno

de nuit

nocturne

de noche

νυκτερινός

nachtelijk

βραδυνός

di notte

βραδινός

jede Nacht

νυχτερινός

ليلي

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnaɪtli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: nyȝtly

Inherited from Old English: nihtlīċ

Cognate with Scots: nichtlie

Cognate with Western Frisian: nachtlik

Cognate with Dutch: nachtelijk

Cognate with German: nächtlich

Cognate with Danish: natlig

Cognate with Swedish: nattlig

Inherited from Middle English: nyghtly

Inherited from Old English: *nihtlīċe

In summary

From Middle English nyȝtly, nihtlich, nihtlic, from Old English nihtlīċ, nihtelīċ (“nocturnal, nightly, of the night, at night”), equivalent to night + -ly. Cognate with Scots nichtlie (“nightly”), West Frisian nachtlik (“nightly, nocturnal”), Dutch nachtelijk (“nightly, nocturnal”), German nächtlich (“nocturnal, nightly”), Danish natlig (“nightly”), Swedish nattlig (“nightly, nocturnal”).