NIGHTINGALE

nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos

(noun) European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

Nightingale, Florence Nightingale, Lady with the Lamp

(noun) English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Nightingale (plural Nightingales)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nightingale is the 7255th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4596 individuals. Nightingale is most common among White (89.06%) individuals.

Anagrams

• alightening

Etymology 1

Noun

nightingale (plural nightingales)

A European songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, of the family Muscicapidae.

Synonyms

• philomel

Etymology 2

Noun

nightingale (plural nightingales)

A kind of flannel scarf with sleeves, formerly worn by invalids when sitting up in bed.

Anagrams

• alightening

Source: Wiktionary


Night"in*gale, n. Etym: [OE. nihtegale,nightingale, AS. nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf. D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall, Sw. näktergal, Dan. nattergal. See Night, and Yell.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species. Mock nightingale. (Zoöl.) See Blackcap, n., 1 (a).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2024

REDEYE

(noun) a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; “he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning”


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