evening star
Any star seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and JupiterAny star seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter.
» They spent their evenings watching the stars by the ocean.
Meaning
3 sensesAny star seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter.
An evening primrose (Oenothera biennis).
осли́нник двуле́тнийoslínnik dvulétnij, эноте́ра двуле́тняяenotɛ́ra dvulétnjaja
Mentzelia pumila (dwarf mentzelia) and other species of genus Mentzelia.
- a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
Examples
4 sentencesThey spent their evenings watching the stars by the ocean.
Her gray eyes lit up until they looked like evening stars.
We call it the Evening Star.
Venus is called the Evening Star. It is called this because it looks so bright to us from Earth.
Translations
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Origin
From evening + star. Cf. Old English ǣfensteorra.From evening + star. Cf. Old English ǣfensteorra.
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Forms
plural: evening stars| Singular | evening star |
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