Definition

1. Noun:
   • The time of day immediately following sunset; twilight; dusk: "Crepuscle" refers specifically to the period of partial darkness after the sun has set, before full night has fallen. It is a literary or technical term for twilight.

Usage

• Crepuscle is a formal, somewhat poetic noun used to describe the twilight period. It is less common in everyday speech than "twilight" or "dusk."

Examples

• Noun:
  • He loved the quiet peace of the crepuscle. (He loved the quiet peace of the twilight.)
  • The bats emerged during the crepuscle to hunt for insects. (The bats emerged during the dusk to hunt for insects.)

Advanced Usage

• "In the crepuscle": during the twilight hours.
  • The forest took on a mysterious quality in the crepuscle. (The forest took on a mysterious quality in the twilight.)

Variants and Related Words

• Crepuscular (adj): 1. Of or resembling twilight; dim. 2. (Zoology) Active during twilight (e.g., crepuscular animals like deer or fireflies).
  • The painter captured the crepuscular light perfectly. (The painter captured the dim, twilight light perfectly.)
  • Rabbits are often crepuscular, foraging at dawn and dusk. (Rabbits are often active at dawn and dusk.)

Synonyms

• Twilight: The soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon.
• Dusk: The darker stage of twilight, especially at evening.
• Gloaming: (Literary) Twilight, dusk.

Antonyms

• Dawn: The first light of day; sunrise.
• Daybreak: The time in the morning when light first appears.

Noun

1. the time of day immediately following sunset
   • he loved the twilight
   • they finished before the fall of night