Grade 8

diurnal

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(di-ur-nal) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. active during the day and sleeping at night.

Example Sentence

His mother's love is as certain as the diurnal tides.

More Example Sentences

Diurnal animals are awake when it's light.

Synonyms

daily; daytime; circadian

Antonyms

nocturnal; night; evening

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Rhymes

  • bernal
  • burnell
  • colonel
  • durnell
  • durnil
  • journal
  • kernel
  • pernell
  • purnell
  • vernal

  • diurnal
  • eternal
  • external
  • fraternal
  • infernal
  • internal
  • maternal
  • nocturnal
  • paternal
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