dusk
dusk Lexical Profile
dusk Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The darker stage of twilight, occurring in the evening just after sunset and immediately before nightfall.
"The streetlamps automatically flickered on as dusk settled over the quiet neighborhood."
A state or quality of partial darkness, shadow, or dimness.
"Once her eyes adjusted to the cool dusk of the ancient cathedral, she could admire the frescoes."
• adjective
Having a dark, shadowy, or dim appearance; dusky (chiefly literary or poetic).
"The poet wandered through the dusk valleys as the last light faded from the hills."
• verb
To become dark, dim, or shadowy, or to make something dark or dim (chiefly literary).
"The horizon slowly dusked into deep purple as the sun slipped beneath the waves."
• Rhymes for dusk
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English dox ('dark, swarthy'), which evolved via metathesis into Middle English dusk; it stems from the Proto-Indo-European root *dheu-, meaning 'dust, vapor, or smoke'.