white nightn.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪt ˈnʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪt ˈnaɪt/

Forms: in sense 2 also with capital initials.

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

Etymology: < white adj. + night n.In sense 1 perhaps after French nuit blanche (c1770). In sense 2 after Russian belaja noč′ (1848 or earlier, usually in plural belye noči).

1. A sleepless night.

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [noun] > period of > sleepless night

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the world > time > day and night > night > [noun] > bedtime > sleepless night

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1845 W. J. Linton Poorhouse Fugitive in Bob-Thin 24 Faint smiles, Such as, scarce waken'd from the dreams Of the white night that did eclipse Their evening splendor, on brides' lips Wait the first morning kiss.

1872 R. Browning Fifine xxxiii. 36 O the knotty point—white night's work to revolve.

1908 R. Broughton Mamma vii. 71 The almost entirely white night she had just passed.

2003 E. Hay Garbo Laughs xxix. 243 Fiona was having one white night after another... ‘All night long things fly into my head, things I don't want to remember, especially about myself.’

2. A night which is never properly dark, as in high latitudes in summer.

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1882 Glasgow Herald 11 Aug. 4/3 It is the ‘white nights’ which have made St. Petersburg the ‘latest’ capital in Europe.

1898 Living Age 15 Jan. 186/1 There are nights—‘white nights’ they are called—in some corners of Russia which are almost like days. The blueness never leaves the sky.

1920 Amer. Art News 24 Apr. 5/3 The drawings by Gudmundur Thorsteinsson gives one glimpse of life in Reykjavik. He depicts the native fisherfolk dancing on the dock during the white nights.

1960 G. Blanchet Search in North ii. 28 There was a brief pause while the sun was just below the horizon—the ‘white night’ as it is called.

2001 Guardian 30 June (Travel section) 12/1 The streets are crowded with..tourists enjoying the white nights of late June when darkness never falls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white night
释义	white nightn. Brit. /ˌwʌɪt ˈnʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪt ˈnaɪt/ Forms: in sense 2 also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., night n. Etymology: < white adj. + night n.In sense 1 perhaps after French nuit blanche (c1770). In sense 2 after Russian belaja noč′ (1848 or earlier, usually in plural belye noči). 1. A sleepless night. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [noun] > period of > sleepless night white night1845 nuit blanche1853 the world > time > day and night > night > [noun] > bedtime > sleepless night white night1845 1845 W. J. Linton Poorhouse Fugitive in Bob-Thin 24 Faint smiles, Such as, scarce waken'd from the dreams Of the white night that did eclipse Their evening splendor, on brides' lips Wait the first morning kiss. 1872 R. Browning Fifine xxxiii. 36 O the knotty point—white night's work to revolve. 1908 R. Broughton Mamma vii. 71 The almost entirely white night she had just passed. 2003 E. Hay Garbo Laughs xxix. 243 Fiona was having one white night after another... ‘All night long things fly into my head, things I don't want to remember, especially about myself.’ 2. A night which is never properly dark, as in high latitudes in summer. ΚΠ 1882 Glasgow Herald 11 Aug. 4/3 It is the ‘white nights’ which have made St. Petersburg the ‘latest’ capital in Europe. 1898 Living Age 15 Jan. 186/1 There are nights—‘white nights’ they are called—in some corners of Russia which are almost like days. The blueness never leaves the sky. 1920 Amer. Art News 24 Apr. 5/3 The drawings by Gudmundur Thorsteinsson gives one glimpse of life in Reykjavik. He depicts the native fisherfolk dancing on the dock during the white nights. 1960 G. Blanchet Search in North ii. 28 There was a brief pause while the sun was just below the horizon—the ‘white night’ as it is called. 2001 Guardian 30 June (Travel section) 12/1 The streets are crowded with..tourists enjoying the white nights of late June when darkness never falls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1845
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