nuit blanche
French, noun/nɥi blɑ̃ʃ/
nuit blanche is a French feminine noun meaning “white night (sleepless night)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nuit passée sans dormir”.
What does nuit blanche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewhite night (sleepless night)
- 2
femininenuit blanche (an all-night celebration or festival)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nuit passée sans dormir.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nuit blanche
- nuits blanches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nuit blanche?
- /nɥi blɑ̃ʃ/
- \nɥi blɑ̃ʃ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.