all-night
/ˌɔlˈnaɪt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.56 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Lasting throughout the whole night (or most of it)
Example Sentences
- "an all-night party"
- "Spite of brown-stone trimmings, plate-glass and mosaic vestibule floors, the water does not rise in summer to the second story, while the beer flows unchecked to the all-night picnics on the roof."
- "The former G.E.R. all-night service between Liverpool Street and Chingford, at hourly intervals, is revived."
- "Sherpas from the European Union and 19 countries worked through the week to salvage a meaningful joint statement, culminating in an all-night session on Friday."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-Germanic *ala- Proto-West Germanic *ala- Old English æl- Middle English all- English all- Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts Proto-Germanic *nahts Proto-West Germanic *naht Proto-West Germanic *nahti Old English niht Middle English nyght English night English all-night From all- + night.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɔlˈnaɪt/
- British English: /ˌɔːlˈnaɪt/