Hyphenation of nocturnal

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word nocturnal? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

noc-tur-nal

Definitions of nocturnal:

1.	Belonging to or active during the night Nocturnal animals are active at night Nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day
2.	Of or relating to or occurring in the night Nocturnal darkness

Synonyms of nocturnal:

adj	nocturnal, nighttime
adj	time period, period of time, period
adj	nighttime

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.