Clues for the word "DIURNAL"
We've had 15 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 15 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on October 20, 2021.
Definition of diurnal
- a. - Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight, distinguished from the night; -- opposed to nocturnal; as, diurnal heat; diurnal hours.
- a. - Daily; recurring every day; performed in a day; going through its changes in a day; constituting the measure of a day; as, a diurnal fever; a diurnal task; diurnal aberration, or diurnal parallax; the diurnal revolution of the earth.
- a. - Opening during the day, and closing at night; -- said of flowers or leaves.
- a. - Active by day; -- applied especially to the eagles and hawks among raptorial birds, and to butterflies (Diurna) among insects.
- a. - A daybook; a journal.
- a. - A small volume containing the daily service for the "little hours," viz., prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline.
- a. - A diurnal bird or insect.
Referring Clues
- Active from dawn to dusk
- Active during sunlight hours
- Occurring every day
- Opposite of nocturnal
- Like the snowy owl
- Active when the sun shines
- Active during the daytime
- Active by day
- Daily
- Active during the day
- Face closing supplier of tea that is open during the day
- Unlike Dracula
- Adjective applicable to only a few owl species
- Happening during the day
- Lasting a day
Last Seen In
- New York Times - October 20, 2021
- New York Times - January 12, 2018
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - October 15, 2017
- New York Times - September 25, 2017
- Chronicle of Higher Education - August 04, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - June 17, 2017
- LA Times - January 24, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - January 07, 2015
- Guardian Quick - December 04, 2014
- New York Times - February 27, 2014
- New York Times - March 01, 2013
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - May 04, 2008
- Guardian Speedy - April 06, 2008
- New York Times - November 12, 2006
- Washington Post - November 20, 2002