Knight vs. Night — What's the Difference?

A medieval military servant.

The time of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

A man awarded a non-hereditary title by a sovereign.

The time when one is not awake or active.

A piece in the game of chess.

Night (also described as night time or night-time or nighttime, unconventionally spelled as nite) is the period of ambient darkness from sunset to sunrise during each 24-hour day, when the Sun is below the horizon. The exact time when night begins and ends depends on the location and varies throughout the year, based on factors such as season and latitude.

A person devoted to a life of chivalry.

The period between sunset and sunrise, especially the hours of darkness.

A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.Knighthood finds origins in the Greek hippeis and hoplite (ἱππεῖς) and Roman eques and centurion of classical antiquity.In the Early Middle Ages in Europe, knighthood was conferred upon mounted warriors. During the High Middle Ages, knighthood was considered a class of lower nobility.

This period considered as a unit of time

A medieval tenant giving military service as a mounted man-at-arms to a feudal landholder.

This period considered from its conditions

A medieval gentleman-soldier, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire.

The period between dusk and midnight of a given day

A man holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.

The period between evening and bedtime.

A man belonging to an order or brotherhood.

This period considered from its activities

A defender, champion, or zealous upholder of a cause or principle.

This period set aside for a specific purpose

The devoted champion of a lady.

The period between bedtime and morning

Abbr. Kt or N(Games) A chess piece, usually in the shape of a horse's head, that can be moved two squares along a rank and one along a file or two squares along a file and one along a rank. The knight is the only piece that can jump other pieces to land on an open square.

One's sleep during this period

To raise (a person) to knighthood.

Nightfall

(historical) A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.

Darkness

(historical) A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.

A time or condition of gloom, obscurity, ignorance, or despair

(by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.

A time or condition marked by absence of moral or ethical values

A person obliged to provide knight service in exchange for maintenance of an estate held in knight's fee.

Of or relating to the night

(modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.

Intended for use at night

(literary) A brave, chivalrous and honorable man devoted to a noble cause or love interest.

Working during the night

(chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.

Active chiefly at night

A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.

Occurring after dark

(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ypthima.

(countable) The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.

(modern) Any mushroom belonging to genus Tricholoma.

The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.

(transitive) To confer knighthood upon.

A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.

To promote (a pawn) to a knight.

(countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.

A young servant or follower; a military attendant.

(countable) A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a place away from home, e.g. a hotel.

In feudal times, a man-at-arms serving on horseback and admitted to a certain military rank with special ceremonies, including an oath to protect the distressed, maintain the right, and live a stainless life.

(uncountable) Nightfall.

A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head.

(uncountable) Darkness (due to it being nighttime).

A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.

(uncountable) A dark blue colour, midnight blue.

To dub or create (one) a knight; - done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir --.

A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.

Originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

Ellipsis of good night

A chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.

Raise (someone) to knighthood;

That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.

A term used in various orders of knighthood.

Darkness; obscurity; concealment.

Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.

A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems to sleep.

The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

The time between sunset and midnight;

The period spent sleeping;

The dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit;

Darkness;

A shortening of nightfall;

A period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom

Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx

The period from evening to morning.

The latter part and close of the day.

A period of distress or gloominess.

No, while knights originated in medieval times, the title persists today in certain honors systems.

Yes, they are homophones, which means they sound alike but have different meanings.

While night typically means the absence of sunlight, it doesn't mean total darkness due to moonlight, stars, and artificial lights.

Primarily, but it can also metaphorically refer to periods of darkness or gloominess in life.

Not necessarily. While some knights were wealthy lords, others were lesser nobles or even commoners who earned knighthood.

In modern times, women can receive equivalent honors, but the title might differ, like "Dame" in the UK.

Yes, it's called "nyctophobia."

While the concept originated in Europe, similar warrior classes existed in other cultures, but they weren't called "knights."

It's generally considered to start at sunset, but the exact time can vary.

In chess, a knight moves in an L-shape: two squares in one direction and one square perpendicular.

Yes, phrases like "movie night" or "date night" refer to events during the evening.

While chivalry was an ideal, individual knights varied in their morals and actions, just like any other group.

Yes, metaphorically. Phrases like "the Dark Ages" or "night of oppression" refer to gloomy historical periods.

While knighthood was typically male, some women, like Joan of Arc, have been historically termed "knights" for their valor.

It varies based on geographical location and time of year. Near the poles, nights can last 24 hours in winter.