dusk
The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlightThe time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
» Tom worked from dawn to dusk.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
Witnessing the dusk gives a feeling of solace.
We caught a beautiful view of the dusk.
Abenddämmerung
су́меркиsúmerki
су́тінкиsútinky
(countable, uncountable)A darkish colour.
(countable, uncountable)The condition of being dusky; duskiness
- the time of day immediately following sunset
Examples
60 sentencesTom worked from dawn to dusk.
The skating rink is open from dawn to dusk.
There is a curfew in effect from dusk to dawn.
The men worked from dawn to dusk seven days a week.
deDie Männer arbeiteten sieben Tage die Woche von früh bis spät.
We work from dawn until dusk.
ruМы работаем с рассвета до заката.
deWir arbeiten von Sonnenaufgang bis -untergang.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English dosk, dusk(e) (“dusky”, adj.), from Old English dox (“dark, swarthy”),From Middle English dosk, dusk(e) (“dusky”, adj.), from Old English dox (“dark, swarthy”), from Proto-Germanic *duskaz (“dark, smoky”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-, related to *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, mist, haze”). Cognate to Latin fuscus (“dark, dusky”), Sanskrit धूसर (dhūsara, “dust-colored”), Old Irish donn (“dark”). Related to dye, dust and dun (see these for more). Doublet of fuscous.
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Forms
plural: dusksSynonyms
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