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“Knight” or “Night”

knight / night are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

knight n·AY·t

  • nounoriginally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit.
  • nouna chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa).
  • verbraise (someone) to knighthood.

night n·AY·t

  • nounthe time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside.
  • nouna period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom.
  • nounthe period spent sleeping.
  • nounthe dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit.
  • noundarkness.
  • nouna shortening of nightfall.
  • nounthe time between sunset and midnight.
Usage

Examples in context

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“knight”

  • (Damon Knight)
  • …Mont Eagle (1812) and The Knight of the Glen.
  • …daughter of Sir John Darcy, Knight of Knaith (another Lord Justice…
  • Knight was also nominated for two…
  • Liam Knight, rugby league player
  • 1871, Singaporean lawyer and Knight Commander of the Order of…
  • …the earlier Level 9 adventure Knight Orc, which uses the same…
  • Bonanza - Episode: "Knight Errant" (1962) - Walter Prescott
  • Jonathan Knight
  • Knight of the Order of the

“night”

  • …late afternoon, primetime, and late night hours with news-based talk programs,…
  • …guard, they were escorted at night to the village of Pavartyčiai,…
  • …annual speaker for the Education Night at the National Baptist Convention,…
  • Night Bus to the Afterlife (Pittsburgh:…
  • …infrared daylight communication and ultraviolet night communications, it does not transmit…
  • …- The Heart of Saturday Night (1974) - arranger
  • On the same night, the infant Jarilo is snatched…
  • …she suffers from itching every night.
  • …which he announced PAssion Movie Night, held to celebrate a million…
  • …have included Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte, Zerbinetta in…

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