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1dusk

adjective \ˈdəsk\

Definition of DUSK

:  dusky
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Origin of DUSK

Middle English dosk, alteration of Old English dox; akin to Latin fuscus dark brown, Old English dunn dun, dūst dust
First Known Use: 13th century

Related to DUSK

Synonyms
black, caliginous, darkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dim, dimmed, dark, dusky, gloomy, lightless, murky, obscure, obscured, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitchy, rayless, somber (or sombre), stygian, tenebrific, tenebrous, unlit
Antonyms
bright, brightened, brilliant, illuminated, illumined, light, lit (or lighted), lightsome, lucent, lucid, luminous

Rhymes with DUSK

brusque, busk, cusk, husk, musk, rusk, tusk

2dusk

verb

Definition of DUSK

intransitive verb
:  to become dark
transitive verb
:  to make dark or gloomy

First Known Use of DUSK

13th century

Related to DUSK

Synonyms
blacken, black out, close in, darken
Antonyms
brighten, light, lighten

3dusk

noun

: the time when day changes into night and the sky begins to get darker

Full Definition of DUSK

1
:  the darker part of twilight especially at night
2
:  darkness or semidarkness caused by the shutting out of light
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First Known Use of DUSK

1622

Related to DUSK

Synonyms
crepuscule (or crepuscle), eve, evenfall, evening, eventide, gloaming, night, nightfall, sundown, sunset, twilight
Antonyms
aurora, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, daylight, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup
DUSK Defined for Kids

dusk

noun \ˈdəsk\

Definition of DUSK for Kids

:  the time when the sky is getting dark at night

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. dusk
  2. dusk blue
  3. dusk dark
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