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dusk
CEFRC1
/dʌsk/
noun · adjective
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The time just after sunset when light begins to fade.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA darkish colour.
Examples
I'm beat. I've been working from dawn to dusk.
Dusk fell over the desert.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
The condition of being dusky; duskiness
adjective
Extra meaningTending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
More examples
In contextWe caught a beautiful view of the dusk.
Witnessing the dusk gives a feeling of solace.
A pathless desert, dusk with horrid shades.
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Origin
noun
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).