nightlong

From dusk through

Nightlong means lasting through the entire night: a nightlong vigil, nightlong celebrations.

The word functions as both adjective and adverb, though the adverb form often appears as all night long in casual speech.

duration

midnight

Twelve o'clock at night

extended · marathon · continuous · unbroken · sustained · prolonged · vigil

sleepless

insomnia

Persistent inability to rest

turning · sleeplessness · vigilance · alertness · exhaustion · fatigue · anxiety · worry · overthinking · clock-watching

vigil

watch

Portable timekeeping device

bedside · prayer · meditation · wake · mourning · candlelit · devotion · observance · attendance · deathbed

darkness

shadowed

Followed covertly

dim · murky · pitch-black · unlit · nocturnal · tenebrous · gloaming · dusky · shrouded · veiled

celebration

revelry

Noisy, lively celebration

  • partyGathering for celebration
  • feastElaborate ceremonial meal
  • festivalOrganized public celebration

dancing · merrymaking · carousing · bacchanal · carnival · fiesta · gala · bash · revel · jamboree

Opposites
duration

nightlongbrief

Short in duration

short · momentary · fleeting · quick · ephemeral

time of day

nightlongdaylong

Lasting entire waking hours

all-day · diurnal · sunlit · daytime

Family

long, night, length, nighttime, overnight, nightly, nights, longitude

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G