Word info

night air

Noun

Meaning

(obsolete) A miasma, or noxious atmosphere.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see night,‎ air.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the window and kiss the night air. Franz Kafka

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better. Henry Rollins

I am Dracula, and I bid you welcome, Mr. Harker, to my house. Come in, the night air is chill, and you must need to eat and rest. Bram Stoker

There is nothing I like better at the end of a hot summer's day than taking a short walk around the garden. You can smell the heat coming up from the earth to meet the cooler night air. Peter Mayle

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