one-nightadj.

Brit.

/ˈwʌnˌnʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈwənˈnaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., night n.

Etymology: < one adj. + night n.Compare Old English ān-nihte (of the moon) one night old ( < one adj. + night n. + Old English -e, suffix forming adjectives).

Lasting, residing, or used for a single night.Earliest in one-night stand n. at Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] > lasting or during a night

night-longOE

all-night1828

one-night1878

overnight1925

1878 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 24 June 1/3 An extended tour of the country next season, embracing all the smallest cities and one-night stands.

1896 Harper's Mag. Mar. 651/1 A number of years ago he played a one-night engagement in a small Indiana town, appearing in his favorite part.

1917 T. S. Eliot Love Song J. Alfred Prufrock in Prufrock & Other Observ. 9 Restless nights in one-night cheap hotels.

1976 New Yorker 15 Nov. 56/3 A fund-raising one-night gala performance.

2001 Daily Tel. 14 Nov. 25/7 He pulled out of a one-night season-opener with the Philharmonia under pressure from his Los Angeles orchestra.

Compounds

one-night stand n. [ < one-night adj. + stand n.¹ 10] originally U.S. (a) a single performance of a play, show, or the like at a particular place; esp. one given by a touring company, band, etc.; a town, theatre, etc., where such a performance takes place; also in extended use; (b) a casual sexual liaison or encounter lasting only one night.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual relationship > [noun] > sexual encounter

sexual experience1855

one-night stand1878

sexcapade1951

sexploit1960

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > a performance > other types

début1751

vehicle1785

benefit1802

showpiece1810

ticket-night1812

yatra1827

command1839

lollipopa1849

party piece1851

roadshow1874

one-night stand1878

stand1878

one-man show1879

small1886

command performance1897

ticket benefit1898

frivol1903

run-through1905

pre-production1906

riot1909

one-nighter1916

gala performance1932

improv1953

warm-up1958

workshopping1966

impro1979

1878*One-night stand [see main sense].

1880 D. K. Ranous Diary of Daly Débutante (1910) 189 This coming week..is to be what they call ‘one-night stands’.

1904 G. V. Hobart Jim Hickey i. 13 I'm too delicate for this one-night stand gag. I'm going to New York and build a theatre.

1916 G. B. Shaw Let. 14 May in Bernard Shaw & Mrs. P. Campbell (1952) 186 I told you not to do those one-night stands.

1956 O. Welles Mr. Arkadin i. i. 10 The sort of men Mily met weren't interested in marriage. They saw her as a one-night stand. And she, poor kid, always hoped it would last.

1986 Regional Repertory Rep. Aug. 1 Most performances are one-night stands at a variety of regional venues.

2001 I. Losada Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment 35 Could I just enjoy being with him and then walk away? I had never done the ‘one-night stand’ thing in my life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	one-night
释义	one-nightadj. Brit. /ˈwʌnˌnʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈwənˈnaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., night n. Etymology: < one adj. + night n.Compare Old English ān-nihte (of the moon) one night old ( < one adj. + night n. + Old English -e, suffix forming adjectives). Lasting, residing, or used for a single night.Earliest in one-night stand n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] > lasting or during a night night-longOE all-night1828 one-night1878 overnight1925 1878 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 24 June 1/3 An extended tour of the country next season, embracing all the smallest cities and one-night stands. 1896 Harper's Mag. Mar. 651/1 A number of years ago he played a one-night engagement in a small Indiana town, appearing in his favorite part. 1917 T. S. Eliot Love Song J. Alfred Prufrock in Prufrock & Other Observ. 9 Restless nights in one-night cheap hotels. 1976 New Yorker 15 Nov. 56/3 A fund-raising one-night gala performance. 2001 Daily Tel. 14 Nov. 25/7 He pulled out of a one-night season-opener with the Philharmonia under pressure from his Los Angeles orchestra. Compounds one-night stand n. [ < one-night adj. + stand n.¹ 10] originally U.S. (a) a single performance of a play, show, or the like at a particular place; esp. one given by a touring company, band, etc.; a town, theatre, etc., where such a performance takes place; also in extended use; (b) a casual sexual liaison or encounter lasting only one night. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual relationship > [noun] > sexual encounter sexual experience1855 one-night stand1878 sexcapade1951 sexploit1960 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > a performance > other types début1751 vehicle1785 benefit1802 showpiece1810 ticket-night1812 yatra1827 command1839 lollipopa1849 party piece1851 roadshow1874 one-night stand1878 stand1878 one-man show1879 small1886 command performance1897 ticket benefit1898 frivol1903 run-through1905 pre-production1906 riot1909 one-nighter1916 gala performance1932 improv1953 warm-up1958 workshopping1966 impro1979 1878One-night stand [see main sense]. 1880 D. K. Ranous Diary of Daly Débutante* (1910) 189 This coming week..is to be what they call ‘one-night stands’. 1904 G. V. Hobart Jim Hickey i. 13 I'm too delicate for this one-night stand gag. I'm going to New York and build a theatre. 1916 G. B. Shaw Let. 14 May in Bernard Shaw & Mrs. P. Campbell (1952) 186 I told you not to do those one-night stands. 1956 O. Welles Mr. Arkadin i. i. 10 The sort of men Mily met weren't interested in marriage. They saw her as a one-night stand. And she, poor kid, always hoped it would last. 1986 Regional Repertory Rep. Aug. 1 Most performances are one-night stands at a variety of regional venues. 2001 I. Losada Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment 35 Could I just enjoy being with him and then walk away? I had never done the ‘one-night stand’ thing in my life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1878
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