Diurnal

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Relating to or occurring during the day, or describing creatures that are active during daylight hours.

“Butterflies are diurnal insects, whereas moths tend to be active after dark.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

di·ur·nal

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Synonyms

daytime dailyday-activecircadian

Antonyms

nocturnal

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Wordle

Contains I, U, A as vowels. Ends in AL. No repeated letters. A scientific-register word.

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Scrabble

Three different vowels help on vowel-heavy racks. Moderate tile value overall.

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “diurnal”.

durian ludian urinal aurin danli darin dauri dinar diurn drail drain duali dulia dunal dural indra inula ladin laird larid larin laund liard lidar

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