Same as Civil Dusk; the time at which the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon in the evening. At this time objects are distinguishable but there is no longer enough light to perform any outdoor activit [..]

c. 1200, dosk "obscure, to become dark," perhaps from Old English dox "dark-haired, dark from the absence of light" (cognate with Swedish duska "be misty," Latin fuscus & [..]

twilight: the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" become dusk Dusk is the be [..]

the part of the evening just before the sky gets really dark

This is a dream of sadness; it portends an early decline and unrequited hopes. Dark outlook for trade and pursuits of any nature is prolonged by this dream.   

(n) the time of day immediately following sunset(v) become dusk

The beginning of darkness in the evening.

Same as Civil Dusk; the time at which the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon in the evening. At this time objects are distinguishable but there is no longer enough light to perform any outdoor activities.

or civil dusk

The period of waning light from the time of sunset to dark. See twilight and dawn. back to top

The period of waning light from the time of sunset to dark.

The period of waning light from the time of sunset to dark. See twilight and dawn.

The period of waning light from the time of sunset to dark.

The period of waning light from the time of sunset

Same as Civil Dusk; the time at which the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon in the evening. At this time objects are distinguishable but there is no longer enough light to perform any outdoor activit [..]

The period of waning light from the time of sunset to dark.

A period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight. A darkish colour. * Dryden *: Whose dusk set off [..]

===Noun=== ====the period of time between afternoon and night==== =====Synonyms===== crepuscule dark dim even evening eventide gloaming night nightfall sundown sunset twilight vespers afternoon brig [..]

lang=en 1800s=1818 * '''1818''' — . ''''. *: It was already dusk before we thought of returning; and then we discovered that William and Ernest, who had gone on before, were not to be found.