eventide

Examples

• All

• And so each day begins at eventide.

  Fiction book (2001)

• This week's poem was called "The Stag at Eventide."

  Fiction book (1993)

• Leaning on the terrace railing, I looked with an unaccustomed feeling of solidarity at the eventide bustle that was all love and luxury.

  Fiction book (1994)

• As the sun began to set, the colors of the sky transformed beautifully during eventide.

• The calm waters reflected the golden hues of the sky at eventide.

Synonyms

E

evening

vseventide

∞ 1.0

The part of the day from late afternoon until night

is more poetic and stresses fading daylight and night beginning

S

sunset

vseventide

259 1.0

The time in the evening when the sun goes below the horizon and daylight fades

is used more broadly for the period when daylight fades into night

S

sundown

vseventide

66 1.2

The time in the evening when the sun goes below the horizon

focuses on the general fading period rather than a single clock moment

E

eve

vseventide

• Archaic

3 1.1

The latter part of the day when it becomes dark

is more poetic and highlights the gradual loss of daylight

G

gloaming

vseventide

• Literature

2 9.9

The soft light after sunset before it becomes dark

refers more broadly to the whole late fading daylight period

T

twilight hour

vseventide

1 3.5

The time after the sun goes down when the sky is partly light

applies more widely to the later part when night starts

S

sunfall

vseventide

1 2.7

The time of day when the sun goes below the horizon

describes the ongoing late part when daylight dims and night begins

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology