Nocturne is an English word with synonyms like opus or composition. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Nocturne meaning
- A work of art relating or dedicated to the night.
- A dreamlike or pensive composition, usually for the piano.
Synonyms of Nocturne
Using Nocturne
- The main meaning on this page is: A work of art relating or dedicated to the night. | A dreamlike or pensive composition, usually for the piano.
- Useful related words include: notturno, musical composition, opus, composition.
- In the example corpus, nocturne often appears in combinations such as: newport nocturne.
Context around Nocturne
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nocturne
- In this selection, "nocturne" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, newport, chopin, adaptations, held and bike stand out and add context to how "nocturne" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a chopin nocturne a woman and church and nocturne adaptations is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nocturne" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nocturne
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The largest difference between the Highlands Church and Nocturne adaptations is the tone. (13 words)
During a Chopin nocturne, a woman’s voice suddenly pleads, “Come back,” in a routine meant to evoke a spirit leaving the body. (23 words)
When they first came across the warehouse in the historic Five Points neighborhood, Nicole Mattson, owner of Nocturne, said the space was an indoor garden supply warehouse. (27 words)
One of the biggest one-day events in Shropshire and the biggest one-day cycle race in the UK is the Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne ; held every four years, it is Britain's only floodlit cycle race. (37 words)
This week's lineup also includes a few live-stream concerts sponsored by continuing her month-long residency playing the music of Thelonious Monk at Nocturne, and singer-songwriter at the Broadway Roxy. (33 words)
Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne Bike race 2006 The area also has a rich motorsports heritage, with the Loton Park Hillclimb and Hawkstone Park Motocross Circuit situated near Shrewsbury. (28 words)
Example sentences (6)
The largest difference between the Highlands Church and Nocturne adaptations is the tone.
When they first came across the warehouse in the historic Five Points neighborhood, Nicole Mattson, owner of Nocturne, said the space was an indoor garden supply warehouse.
This week's lineup also includes a few live-stream concerts sponsored by continuing her month-long residency playing the music of Thelonious Monk at Nocturne, and singer-songwriter at the Broadway Roxy.
During a Chopin nocturne, a woman’s voice suddenly pleads, “Come back,” in a routine meant to evoke a spirit leaving the body.
One of the biggest one-day events in Shropshire and the biggest one-day cycle race in the UK is the Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne ; held every four years, it is Britain's only floodlit cycle race.
Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne Bike race 2006 The area also has a rich motorsports heritage, with the Loton Park Hillclimb and Hawkstone Park Motocross Circuit situated near Shrewsbury.
Common combinations with nocturne
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: