evenfall

/'i:vənfɔ:l/

Thân thiện

The family enjoys a quiet walk during the evenfall.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The time of day immediately following sunset; dusk; twilight: "Evenfall" refers specifically to the period of diminishing light between sunset and full darkness. It is a poetic or literary term.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The forest was especially beautiful at evenfall. (The forest was especially beautiful at dusk.)
  • They agreed to meet at the old bridge by evenfall. (They agreed to meet at the old bridge by twilight.)

Advanced Usage

• "in the evenfall": during the time of twilight.

  • The bats emerge in the evenfall. (The bats emerge during twilight.)

• "at evenfall": at the time of twilight.

  • The first stars appear at evenfall. (The first stars appear at twilight.)

Variants and Related Words

• Twilight (n): the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, especially in the evening; the period of this light. (A more common synonym for "evenfall").
• Dusk (n): the darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening. (Often used interchangeably with "evenfall").
• Gloaming (n): (literary) twilight; dusk. (A close synonym with a similar poetic register).
• Nightfall (n): the onset of night; dusk. (Emphasizes the arrival of night).

Synonyms

• Dusk
• Twilight
• Gloaming (literary)
• Nightfall
• Eventide (archaic/poetic for evening)

Antonyms

• Dawn
• Daybreak
• Sunrise
• Morning

Related Idioms and Phrases

• From dawn to evenfall: from morning until night.
  • The farmers worked from dawn to evenfall. (The farmers worked from morning until night.)

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• twilight
• dusk
• gloaming
• gloam
• nightfall
• fall
• crepuscule
• crepuscle