Hyphenation of overnight

How to hyphenate overnight

Because it is a word with a single syllable, overnight is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

overnight

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 9
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: overnight

Definitions of overnight

overnight is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
Items delivered or completed overnight.
Example: Have you looked at the overnights yet?
noun
An overnight stay, especially in a hotel or other lodging facility.
noun
(in the plural) Viewership ratings for a television show that are published the morning after it is broadcast, and may be revised later on.
noun
The fore part of the previous night; yesterday evening.

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To stay overnight; to spend the night.
verb
To send something for delivery the next day.
Example: We can overnight you the documents for signature.

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective
Occurring between dusk and dawn.
Example: The overnight ferry docked at 10AM.
adjective
Complete before the next morning.
Example: Don't expect overnight delivery.
adjective
Of an activity or event in which participants stay overnight.
Example: They sent their kids to overnight camp.

Definition 1 as adverb

adverb
During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.
Example: Let it run overnight and we'll check on it in the morning.
adverb
In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time.
Example: The change seemed to happen overnight.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.