Definition of dusk - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
evening twilighttime after sunset with remaining light
- We took a walk at dusk.
2.
naturedarkish color resembling twilight
- The room was painted in a soft dusk.
Verb
1.
evening darknessintr. become dark or dim as evening approachesintr.
- The sky began to dusk as we finished our hike..
2.
lightingtr. Rare make something less bright or more shadowytr. Rare
- She dusked the room by closing the curtains.
Adjective
appearance atmospherehaving a dim or gloomy look or feeling
- The dusk room felt quiet and mysterious.
Images of dusk
darkish color resembling twilight
Expressions with dusk
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throughout the entire night
He worked on his project dusk till dawn.
happening during the whole night until morning
The lights stayed on dusk to dawn.
continuously from morning to evening
They worked from dawn till dusk to finish the project.
happening all day from sunrise to sunset
They worked dawn to dusk to finish the project.
continuously throughout the night
The festival lasted from dusk to dawn.
continuously from sunrise to sunset
They worked from dawn to dusk.
Origin of dusk
Old English, dox (dark)
Terms with dusk included in their meaning
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full daylight
time from dawn to dusk
evening
having soft dim light like dusk
nature
diminishing natural light at dusk
dusk
the approach of darkness after sunset
nature
soft light at dawn or dusk
twilight
related to twilight or dusk
nature
twilight or dim light of dusk or dawn
dusk activity
large pale moths active at dusk
time of day
twilight or dusk
time
twilight or dusk, especially in the evening
time
related to twilight or dusk
worsening symptoms
related to symptoms worsening at dusk
biology
active at dusk in zoology
nature
repeated bird call heard at dusk
lighting
dimly lit like at dusk
darkening
becoming dark like dusk
time
time just before dusk begins
period
related to the period before dusk
Examples of dusk in a sentence
The streetlights flickered on at dusk. Her dress was a beautiful shade of dusk. The artist used dusk to create a moody atmosphere. The garden began to dusk as we set up the lights. The streetlights turned on as the city started to dusk. The artist dusked the painting to create a somber mood.
He dusked the lights for the evening event. The dusk park bench seemed abandoned and eerie. He preferred the dusk lighting for dramatic portraits.
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- French:crépuscule, s'assombrir, ...
- German:Dämmerung, dämmern, ...
- Italian:crepuscolo, imbrunire, ...
- Spanish:anochecer, oscurecer, ...
- Portuguese:anoitecer, escurecer, ...
- Chinese:黄昏, 天黑, ...
- Japanese:夕暮れ, 夕暮れになる, ...
- Arabic:غَسَق, أَظْلَمَ, ...
- Hebrew:דִּמְדּוּמִים, לְהַחְשִׁיךְ, ...
- Russian:сумерки, смеркаться, ...
- Ukrainian:сутінки, смеркатися, ...
- Hindi:साँझ, संध्या होना, ...
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