dusk

dusk · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The time of day immediately following sunset, when the sky begins to grow dark.

  2. 2.

    The darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening.

  3. 3.

    A state of partial darkness; gloom.

Phrases & expressions

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    from dawn to dusk — From early morning until evening
  • •
    at dusk — When the sun sets
  • •
    dusk till dawn — Throughout the night

Related words

Antonyms: dawn, daybreak, sunrise
See also: dawn, sunset, twilight
Synonyms: evening, nightfall, sundown, twilight

Etymology

From Old English dox ("dark, swarthy"), related to Old Norse dokkr ("dark").