Home › Words › N › nyctophobenyctophobenyctophobe means someone who is afraid of the night or darkness.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, nyctophobe ranks #7,710 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom nycto- (“night”) + -phobe.nounSomeone who is afraid of the night or darkness.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.nyctophobia 88% match — A fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness. vs nyctophobe →nyctophobic 87% match — Afflicted with nyctophobia; fearful of the dark or of night. vs nyctophobe →nyctophiliac 82% match — A nyctophile, a person who loves the night or darkness. vs nyctophobe →nyctophile 76% match — Someone who loves the night or darkness. vs nyctophobe →nyctophilia 73% match — Love of the night; attraction (sometimes sexual) to night or darkness. vs nyctophobe →nyctohylophobia 72% match — The fear of dark forests or wooded areas. vs nyctophobe →noctophobia 72% match — Synonym of nyctophobia. vs nyctophobe →achluophobia 71% match — The fear of darkness. vs nyctophobe →