nocturnally
During nighttime hours
Nocturnally means during the night or in a nighttime manner.
The adverb describes activities that happen after dark: Owls hunt nocturnally, The city comes alive nocturnally.
It contrasts with diurnally, which refers to daytime activity.
Onset of darkness
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- duskDimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
eventide · pitch-black · blackout · dimness · gloom · shadow · obscurity · lightlessness
Nocturnal feathered predator
- batFlying mammal or sports club
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- fireflyBioluminescent nocturnal beetle
- cricketChirping legged insect
nightjar · raccoon · possum · hedgehog · fox · coyote · wolf · nightingale
Lacking in sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- hushAbsence of sound
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- eerieDisturbingly strange
serene · tranquil · shadowy · hushed · ethereal · haunting · secretive · clandestine
Overnight work schedule
- stargazingObserving celestial bodies
- clubbingVisiting nightclubs for entertainment
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
- patrollingMonitoring by traversing
hunting · foraging · vigil · night-watch · late-night · after-hours · graveyard-shift · all-nighter
nightfall
Onset of darkness
gloaming · eventide · pitch-black · blackout · dimness · gloom · shadow · obscurity · lightlessness · murk
owl
Nocturnal feathered predator
cricket · nightjar · raccoon · possum · hedgehog · fox · coyote · wolf · nightingale · frog
quiet
Lacking in sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- hushAbsence of sound
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
eerie · serene · tranquil · shadowy · hushed · ethereal · haunting · secretive · clandestine · covert
nightshift
Overnight work schedule
- stargazingObserving celestial bodies
- clubbingVisiting nightclubs for entertainment
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
patrolling · hunting · foraging · vigil · night-watch · late-night · after-hours · graveyard-shift · all-nighter · night-owl
slumber
Light, restful unconsciousness
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
rest · snoring · somnolent · hibernation · REM · sleepwalking · drowsy · pajamas · nightgown · lullaby
lunar
Of the moon
crescent · gibbous · waxing · waning · moonrise · moonset · luminous · phases · tides · moonless
- nocturnal animalsCreatures active after dark
- nocturnal habitsActivities done after dark
- nocturnal emissionsEjaculation while asleep
- nocturnal huntersAnimals active at night
- nocturnal predatorAnimal hunting after dark
- nocturnal activityActions performed after dark