crepuscular C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /krɪˈpʌskjələ˞/ UK /krɪˈpʌskjʊlə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of or resembling twilight; active at dusk and dawn Bats and moths are crepuscular creatures of the half-light. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of or resembling twilight;... twilightdimduskyshadowy ↔ Opposites diurnalnocturnal Word family Related forms crepusculecrepuscle Etymology AI details From Latin 'crepusculum' ('twilight, dusk') + '-ar'; 'crepusculum' is a diminutive related to 'creper' ('dark, obscure'). crepusculum Latin creper Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # crepuscular **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /krɪˈpʌskjələ˞/ **IPA (UK):** /krɪˈpʌskjʊlə/ ## Meanings 1. of or resembling twilight; active at dusk and dawn ## Examples - Bats and moths are crepuscular creatures of the half-light. ## Synonyms - twilight - dim - dusky - shadowy ## Antonyms - diurnal - nocturnal ## Related Forms - crepuscule - crepuscle ## Roots and Affixes - Root: crepusculum - Root: creper ## Etymology From Latin 'crepusculum' ('twilight, dusk') + '-ar'; 'crepusculum' is a diminutive related to 'creper' ('dark, obscure'). ## AI Etymology Crepuscular is from Latin 'crepusculum' ('twilight, dusk') + '-ar'; 'crepusculum' is a diminutive related to 'creper' ('dark, obscure'). Important recorded forms include crepusculum (Latin) and creper (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers of or resembling twilight; active at dusk and dawn. The wider family includes related words such as crepuscule and crepuscle. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown