What does "nightly" mean?

1. (happening every night) happening or appearing every single night. 2. (during the night) happening during the night time rather than the day. 3. (every night) happening once every night. 4. (software build) a version of a computer program that is updated and released every night.

nightly — meaning, definition & examples

Word

01happening every night

B1 · Intermediate

adj. happening or appearing every single night.

adj. occurring, performed, or appearing every night. This sense is non-gradable.

“The hotel offers nightly entertainment for all its guests in the lounge.”

“The nightly news broadcast remains a cornerstone of public information, despite the increasing shift toward digital-first media consumption.”

Synonyms

every nightdiurnal

02during the night

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. happening during the night time rather than the day.

adj. relating to or occurring in the night; nocturnal in nature.

“The nightly chill in the desert can be quite dangerous for travelers.”

“The nightly silence of the countryside was a stark contrast to the constant roar of the city he had left behind.”

Synonyms

nocturnalnight-time

Antonyms

daily

03every night

B1 · Intermediate

adv. happening once every night.

adv. on every night; once per night.

“She writes in her journal nightly before going to sleep.”

“The security team patrols the perimeter nightly to ensure the facility remains secure during non-operational hours.”

Synonyms

each night

04software build

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a version of a computer program that is updated and released every night.

n. a software build incorporating the latest code changes, typically compiled and released automatically every night for testing purposes.

“The developers checked the latest nightly to see if the bug was fixed.”

“Running the nightly build allows the quality assurance team to identify regressions immediately after new code is merged into the main branch.”

Synonyms

build release

From Middle English nyȝtly, nihtlich, nihtlic, from Old English nihtlīċ, nihtelīċ (“nocturnal, nightly, of the night, at night”), equivalent to night + -ly. Cognate with Scots nichtlie (“nightly”), West Frisian nachtlik (“nightly, nocturnal”), Dutch nachtelijk (“nightly, nocturnal”), German nächtlich (“nocturnal, nightly”), Danish natlig (“nightly”), Swedish nattlig (“nightly, nocturnal”).