crepuscule

[ kri-puhs-kyool, krep-uh-skyool ]

noun

1. twilight; dusk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crepuscule¹

1350–1400; < Latin crepuscul ( um ), equivalent to crepus- (akin to creper obscure) + -culum -cule ¹

Example Sentences

The final part of the brutal Mortirolo climb took place in a sinister crepuscule, with the only light coming from the TV motorbikes’ headlights as rain further reduced visibility.

From Reuters

A few of the older streets lie in perpetual crepuscule, being vaulted by gigantic elms and limes as opaque as arches of masonry.

From Project Gutenberg

The elder man turned to the window, and through the grey curtain of crepuscule recognised the rakish topsail schooner that had excited Molly's admiration some days before.

From Project Gutenberg

You were dining out, and Mouston and I had gone for a ramble in the park—it's gorgeous there in the crepuscule—and we were quite close to the Hermitage.

From Project Gutenberg

Youth gave way to middle age, and middle age to the crepuscule of life, and the seasons came, and the seasons went, and one life in that sanctuary seemed fated to go on for ever.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• blackness
• dark
• dusk
• gloom
• night
• obscurity