"nite" meaning in English

See nite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /naɪt/, /nʌɪt/ [Canada, Scotland, UK] Audio: en-us-night.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-night.wav Forms: nites [plural], night [alternative]
Rhymes: -aɪt Head templates: {{en-noun}} nite (plural nites)
  1. Informal spelling of night. Tags: alt-of, informal Alternative form of: night Derived forms: goodnite, overnite, tonite
    Sense id: en-nite-en-noun-hbZqaXfS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nites",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "night",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "nite (plural nites)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "night"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "goodnite"
        },
        {
          "word": "overnite"
        },
        {
          "word": "tonite"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Informal spelling of night."
      ],
      "id": "en-nite-en-noun-hbZqaXfS",
      "links": [
        [
          "night",
          "night#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/naɪt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-night.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/46/En-us-night.ogg/En-us-night.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/En-us-night.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nʌɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "Scotland",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-night.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ae/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-night.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-night.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ae/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-night.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-night.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "knight"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "night"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nite"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "goodnite"
    },
    {
      "word": "overnite"
    },
    {
      "word": "tonite"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nites",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "night",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "nite (plural nites)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "night"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal forms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/aɪt",
        "Rhymes:English/aɪt/1 syllable"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Informal spelling of night."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "night",
          "night#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/naɪt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-night.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/46/En-us-night.ogg/En-us-night.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/En-us-night.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nʌɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "Scotland",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-night.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ae/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-night.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-night.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ae/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-night.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-night.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "knight"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "night"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nite"
}

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