Definition
Studious work, especially done late at night; a piece of writing produced by nocturnal study and effort.
Etymology
From Latin 'lucubratio' (work by lamplight), from 'lucubrare' (to work by lamplight), from 'lux' (light). Scholars burning the midnight oil — their candles creating tiny islands of light in vast darkness.
Kelly Says
Working by CANDLELIGHT deep into the night! Scholars for thousands of years have lucubrated — burning midnight oil to understand the world! Every late-night study session connects you to ancient lamp-lit scholars! 🕯️📚🌙
Translations
CACatalà
reflexió
re-fleh-see-oh
CSČeština
studium
stoo-dee-um
DADansk
studier
stoo-dee-er
ELΕλληνικά
μελέτη
me-le-tee
ESEspañol
laboriosa
lah-bor-ee-oh-sah
FISuomi
opiskelu
op-i-ske-lu
FRFrançais
réflexion
re-fleh-syohn
GUGU
ગુણવત્તા
goon-vat-ta
HIहिन्दी
अध्ययन
adhya-yan
IDBahasa Indonesia
perenungan
pe-ren-u-ngan
ITItaliano
studio
stoo-dee-oh
MSBahasa Melayu
perfikiran
pe-ri-fik-iran
MYမြန်မာ
စဉ်းစဉ်း
sin-sin
NLNederlands
studie
stoo-dee-oh
NONorsk
studier
stoo-dee-er
PTPortuguês
esforço intelectual
es-for-so in-tel-lek-choo-al
RORomână
studiu
stoo-dee-oo
RUРусский
забота
za-bo-tah
SVSvenska
studier
stoo-dee-er
SWKiswahili
mawazo
ma-wa-zo
TEతెలుగు
విశ్లేషణ
vish-la-shan
THไทย
การพิจารณา
gaan-pith-ja-ra-nah
TRTürkçe
çalışma
cha-lish-mah
UKУкраїнська
праця
pra-tsia
VITiếng Việt
sự suy nghĩ
suy nghi
ZUZU
Umkhathi
um-kha-thee