US /dʌsk/ UK /dʌsk/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the darker stage of twilight before night

    The lamps came on as dusk settled over the town.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the darker stage of... twilightnightfallgloamingsundowneveningdimness
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Word family
Derived forms duskyduskiness
Related forms dusky

Etymology

From Middle English 'dusk', alteration of 'dosk', from Old English 'dox' ('dark-colored, dusky'), of Germanic origin.

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