noun
nocturne
An artwork depicting a night scene.
The artist's nocturne shows moonlight reflected on a quiet river.
Etymology
The Latin adjective means belonging to the night. In visual art, nocturne names a work that depicts or evokes a nighttime scene.
More examples
- A small nocturne hangs beside the gallery's sunny landscapes.
- Her nocturnes capture city streets glowing under streetlights.
- He uses charcoal to create a nocturne of the harbor.
Forms
nocturne · nocturnes
Similar words
- nightscape
- Can mean the nighttime scene itself, not just its depiction.
- landscape
- Depicts scenery at any time, not specifically at night.