NIGHTINGALE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Nightingale mean?
• NIGHTINGALE (noun)
The noun NIGHTINGALE has 2 senses:
1. European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
2. English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
Familiarity information: NIGHTINGALE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NIGHTINGALE (noun)
Meaning:
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Luscinia megarhynchos; nightingale
Hypernyms ("nightingale" is a kind of...):
thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nightingale"):
bulbul (nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry)
Holonyms ("nightingale" is a member of...):
genus Luscinia; Luscinia (nightingales)
Meaning:
English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Florence Nightingale; Lady with the Lamp; Nightingale
Instance hypernyms:
nurse (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))
