crepuscule
noun
cre·pus·cule kri-ˈpə-(ˌ)skyül 
variants or crepuscle
kri-ˈpə-səl
: twilight
Synonyms
- dusk
- eve
- evenfall
- evening
- eventide
- gloaming
- night
- nightfall
- sundown
- sunset
- twilight
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Example Sentences
from the deck of our sloop we watched as the island slowly faded from sight in the golden crepuscule of a beautiful Caribbean day
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Latin crepusculum, from presumed earlier *krepos- "twilight" (of obscure origin) + -culum, probably after dīlūculum "dawn, daybreak" (from dīlūcēre "to be clear" + -ulum, diminutive suffix)
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
crepuscules
noun
variants or crepuscles
as in twilights
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness from the deck of our sloop we watched as the island slowly faded from sight in the golden crepuscule of a beautiful Caribbean day Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- twilights
- sunsets
- eventides
- dusks
- gloamings
- evenings
- evenfalls
- nights
- sundowns
- nightfalls
- eves
- darks
- nighttimes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- aurorae
- daybreaks
- auroras
- mornings
- dawns
- sunrises
- daylights
- cockcrows
- sunups
- lights
- days
- morns
- daytimes
- forenoons
- family flour
- family friend
- family history
- family income policy
- family jewels
- family leave
- family life
- family maintenance policy
- family man
- family name
- family names
- family of nations
- family of orientation
- family of procreation
- family pet
- family physician
- family physicians
- family planning
- family practice
- family practitioner
- family practitioners
- family resemblance
- family reunion
- family romance
- family room