noun
Meaning 1
dusk, twilight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, poetic, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
evenfall
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noun
Meaning 2
the time of day immediately following sunset
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he loved the twilight
- they finished before the fall of night
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hour, time of day
Narrower terms: night
History
Etymology
From even (“evening”) + fall. Compare nightfall.