Definition of SENNIGHT

sennight

Meanings

Plural: sennights

Noun

  • A period of seven consecutive days and nights; a week.
  • Preceded by a specified day such as Sunday, today, or yesterday: a week from (either before or after) the specified day.
  • Preceded by a specified day and come: a week after the specified day.
  • Preceded by a specified day and gone or was: a week before the specified day.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English senight, senyght, sinight (“seven days or nights, a week”) [and other forms], a shortened form of seven-night, sevenight, sevenyght [and other forms], from Late Old English seofeniht, seoueniht (compare seofonnihte (“seven days old; seven days long”, adjective)), from seofon (“seven”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”)) + niht (“night; day (when computing spans of time)”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”)). Doublet of sevennight.

Synonyms

sevennight, week

Scrabble Score: 12

sennight is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sennight is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sennight is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

sennight is a valid Words With Friends word