crepuscle
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Definition
- 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
- the time of day immediately following sunset
- he loved the twilight
- they finished before the fall of night