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dusk  (dsk)

n.

The darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening.

adj.

Tending to darkness; dusky.

intr. & tr.v. dusked, dusk·ing, dusks

To become or make dark or dusky.

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[From Middle English, dark, alteration of Old English dox.]

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dusk

Noun

the time just before nightfall when it is almost dark [Old English dox]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dusk - the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" crepuscle, crepuscule, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight, fall even, evening, eventide, eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" night - a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to night" time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
Verb	1.	dusk - become dusk darken - become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"

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dusk

noun 1. twilight, evening, evo Austral. (slang) nightfall, sunset, dark, sundown, eventide, gloaming Scot. (poetic) << OPPOSITE dawn

noun 2. (Poetic) shade, darkness, gloom, obscurity, murk, shadowiness

Translations

dusk [dʌsk] n → crepúsculo, anochecer m

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dusk [dʌsk] n → crépuscule m

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dusk [dʌsk] n → (Abend)dämmerung f

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dusk [dʌsk] n → crepuscolo

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dusk

n dusk [dask]

(the time of) partial darkness after the sun sets; twilight. skemer غَسَق здрач soumrak skumring die Abenddämmerung σούρουπο crepúsculo videvik غروب iltahämärä crépuscule דִמדוּמִים संध्या काल, गोधूली sumrak szürkület senjakala ljósaskipti; húm, rökkur crepuscolo たそがれ 어스름, 해질녘 sutema, prietema krēsla senja schemering skumring(stid), tussmørke zmierzch lusco-fusco amurg сумерки súmrak mrak sumrak skymning เวลาเย็นก่อนค่ำ; เวลาโพล้เพล้; สนธยา alaca karanlık, akşam karanlığı 黃昏 присмерк, сутінки شام کا دھندلکا lúc chạng vạng 黄昏

adj dusky

dark-coloured. skemerig قاتِم اللوْن здрач temný mørk; mørkladen; dyster dämmerig σκοτεινός, σκούρος moreno tõmmu تیره رنگ tumma sombre אָפלוּלִי, כהה धुंधला, काला, उदास, मलिन taman, zagasit sötét hitam myrkur; dökkleitur; drungalegur scuro 黒っぽい 거무스름한, 어스레한 tamsus krēslains; tumšs kabur donker mørk(lett), dyster ciemny escurecido întunecos смуглый tmavý temen mračan dunkel, skum, mörk ค่อนข้างมืด koyuca, loş 暗淡的 темний اندھیرا sẫm màu 暗淡的

n duskiness

skemering قَتامَة اللوْن тъмнина šero, temno mørklødenhed; dyster stemning; tusmørke dunkle Farbe σκοτεινιά obscuridad hämarus تاریکی hämäryys obscurité אָפלוּלִיוּת धुंधलापन tama, mrak homályosság kekaburan drungi, myrkur oscurità うす暗いこと 어둠 prieblanda, tamsumas krēsla; tumšums kekaburan donker mørklett farge; dyster stemning; tussmørke półmrok escuridão înserare; întuneric сумрак; смуглость stmievanie mračnost zamračenost dunkel, mörker, dysterhet ความมืด karanlık, karanlık(ta) oluş 暗淡 сутінок; темрява تاریکی bóng tối 暗淡