Definitions
The fading light after sunset.
Word origin
From Middle English dosk, dusk(e) (“dusky”, adj.), from Old English dox (“dark, swarthy”), from Proto-Germanic *duskaz (“dark, smoky”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-, related to *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, mist, haze”). Cognate to Latin fuscus (“dark, dusky”), Sanskrit धूसर (dhūsara, “dust-colored”), Old Irish donn (“dark”). Related to dye, dust and dun (see these for more).
Used in a sentence
“A pathless desert, dusk with horrid shades.”
“Witnessing the dusk gives a feeling of solace.”
“We caught a beautiful view of the dusk.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Evening twilight”4 letters
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