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(nɒktɜːʳnəl)
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Nocturnal means occurring at night.
...long nocturnal walks.
...the immensity of the nocturnal sky.
2. adjective
Nocturnal creatures are active mainly at night.
When there is a full moon, this nocturnal rodent is careful to stay in its burrow.
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nocturnal in British English

(nɒkˈtɜːnəl)
adjective
1. 
of, used during, occurring in, or relating to the night
2. 
(of animals) active at night
3. 
(of plants) having flowers that open at night and close by day
Compare diurnal
Derived forms
nocturnality (ˌnocturˈnality)
noun
nocturnally (nocˈturnally)
adverb
Word origin
C15: from Late Latin nocturnālis, from Latin nox night

nocturnal in American English

(nɑkˈtɜrnəl)
adjective
1. 
of, done, or happening in the night
2. 
functioning or active during the night
3. 
having blossoms that open at night, as some flowers
Derived forms
nocturnally (nocˈturnally)
adverb
Word origin
LME < LL nocturnalis < L nocturnus < nox (gen. noctis), night

Examples of 'nocturnal' in a sentence
nocturnal

The nocturnal withdrawal took residents by surprise.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The hut is now ready for a comfy and dry nocturnal adventure.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It sounds like a slightly rustly nocturnal animal.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
My parents hadn't thought that hamsters are nocturnal creatures.
Jan Fennell FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003)
In this country, wild boar have become largely nocturnal and are an elusive prey.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

In other languages
nocturnal

British English: nocturnal ADJECTIVE
activity Nocturnal means occurring at night.
...long nocturnal walks.
  • American English: nocturnal
  • Brazilian Portuguese: noturno
  • Chinese: 夜间发生的
  • European Spanish: nocturno
  • French: nocturne
  • German: nächtlich
  • Italian: notturno
  • Japanese: 夜にする
  • Korean: 밤의
  • European Portuguese: noturno
  • Latin American Spanish: nocturno
British English: nocturnal ADJECTIVE
animal Nocturnal creatures are active mainly at night.
When there is a full moon, this nocturnal rodent is careful to stay in its burrow.
  • American English: nocturnal
  • Brazilian Portuguese: noturno
  • Chinese: 夜间活动的
  • European Spanish: nocturno
  • French: nocturne
  • German: Nacht-
  • Italian: notturno
  • Japanese: 夜行性の
  • Korean: 야행성의
  • European Portuguese: noturno
  • Latin American Spanish: nocturno

(adjective) 
Definition
of the night
These creatures have a predominantly nocturnal lifestyle.
Synonyms
nightly
One of the nurses came by on her nightly rounds.
night
of the night
night-time

Synonyms of 'nocturnal'

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