Almost; approaching; not quite.

Almost, nearly.

Alternative spelling of well-nigh.

(countable) The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.

Ellipsis of good night.

To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.

A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.

A kind of flannel scarf with sleeves, formerly worn by invalids when sitting up in bed.

(often used adverbially) The evening or night immediately before the present.

during the previous day’s nighttime; during the night before today