Noctivagant

//nɑkˈtɪvəɡənt// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who goes walking by night.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Walking or wandering in the nighttime, nightwandering.

    "[…] I therefore think, Sarah, that the incommensurability of the crime with the effect, completely warrants the supersaliency of this noctivagant delinquent."

Synonyms

All synonyms
nightwalkingnoctivagous

Example

More examples

"[…] I therefore think, Sarah, that the incommensurability of the crime with the effect, completely warrants the supersaliency of this noctivagant delinquent."

Etymology

From Late Latin noctivagans, from noctivagare, from Latin nocti- (“night”) + participle form of vagari (“to wander”).

More for "noctivagant"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.