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predark

predark

9.3
Happening before it becomes dark
  • adjective
  • /priːˈdɑrk/
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  • Animals are often more active during the predark time, as they prepare for the coming night.

Examples

  • The ancient ruins become truly haunting in the predark hours, when shadows cast eerie shapes on the walls.

  • Birds often sing during predark hours.

  • The hikers made sure to return to camp during the predark hours.

  • Farmers often finish their work in the fields in the predark period.

  • Children were called home by their parents before the predark chill set in.

  • The predark sky was filled with vibrant colors.

  • She loves to take long walks in the predark twilight, enjoying the cool breeze before nightfall.

Synonyms

before nightfall
vspredark
8 1.0

Before it gets dark

is the single-word adjective form meaning the same time

How Dark

black
∞ 1.0
dark
∞ 1.0
predark
9.3
dim
62 1.0
bright
459 1.0

Surface Forms

predark positive

Morphology

predark = dark (transparent) = pre + dark

The meaning is a straightforward temporal use of 'pre-' meaning 'before' attached to 'dark'.

Etymology

Predark comes from the prefix pre- ('before') and the word dark ('darkness'), so it literally means 'before dark'. That's why predark as an adjective describes something that happens just before it gets dark at night.