dusk

³dusk

noun

Definition of DUSK

1

: the darker part of twilight especially at night

2

: darkness or semidarkness caused by the shutting out of light

Examples of DUSK

1. The park closes at dusk.
2. <we stopped playing at dusk, since it was getting too dark to see the ball>

First Known Use of DUSK

1622

Related to DUSK

Synonyms: crepuscule (or crepuscle), eve, evenfall, evening, eventide, gloaming, night, nightfall, sundown, sunset, twilight

Antonyms: aurora, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, daylight, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup

Related Words: dark, darkness, nighttime

Near Antonyms: day, daytime, light; forenoon

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