yesternight
Definition
Adverb:
- On the previous night: "yesternight" means during the night immediately before the present day; last night.
- In the night just past: It refers to the nighttime period that has already ended.
Noun:
- The previous night: "yesternight" as a noun denotes the night that occurred before the current day; last night.
Usage Examples
Adverb:
- I dreamt of you yesternight while the moon shone bright. (I had a dream last night.)
- Yesternight, the storm raged fiercely across the valley. (Last night, the storm was very strong.)
Noun:
- The events of yesternight remain a mystery to us all. (The events of last night are unknown.)
- He spoke of yesternight with a sense of nostalgia. (He talked about last night with fondness.)
Advanced Usage
"In yesternight's silence": referring to the quiet of the previous night.
- In yesternight's silence, she heard the distant owl. (During the quiet of last night, she heard an owl.)
"Since yesternight": from the previous night until now.
- He has not slept since yesternight. (He has not slept since last night.)
Variants and Related Words
Yester (prefix): a prefix meaning "of the day before today" (e.g., yesterday, yesteryear).
- Yesteryear refers to the past year or years.
Night (n): the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- The night was clear and full of stars.
Synonyms
- Last night: the night immediately before the present day.
- The previous evening: the evening of the day before today.
- The night past: the night that has just ended.
Related Idioms
"Yesternight's dream": a poetic phrase meaning a dream from the previous night.
- Her yesternight's dream haunted her all morning. (The dream from last night troubled her.)
"By yesternight": an archaic expression meaning "by the time of last night."
- The work was completed by yesternight. (The work finished last night.)