nightly
- 01 B1 Intermediate
adj.happening or appearing every single night.
adj.occurring, performed, or appearing every night. This sense is non-gradable.
Simple“The hotel offers nightly entertainment for all its guests in the lounge.”
In context“The nightly news broadcast remains a cornerstone of public information, despite the increasing shift toward digital-first media consumption.”
Synonymsevery nightdiurnal - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.happening during the night time rather than the day.
adj.relating to or occurring in the night; nocturnal in nature.
Simple“The nightly chill in the desert can be quite dangerous for travelers.”
In context“The nightly silence of the countryside was a stark contrast to the constant roar of the city he had left behind.”
- 03 B1 Intermediate
adv.happening once every night.
adv.on every night; once per night.
Simple“She writes in her journal nightly before going to sleep.”
In context“The security team patrols the perimeter nightly to ensure the facility remains secure during non-operational hours.”
Synonymseach night - 04 C1 Advanced
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.
Simple“The developers checked the latest nightly to see if the bug was fixed.”
In context“Running the nightly build allows the quality assurance team to identify regressions immediately after new code is merged into the main branch.”
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”).
From Middle English nyghtly, neghtly, from Old English *nihtlīċe (“nightly”), equivalent to night + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.