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Grammar : Adj
Spell : kri-puhs-kyuh-ler
Phonetic Transcription : krɪˈpʌs kyə lər



Definition of crepuscular

Origin :
  • figurative use from 1660s; literal use from 1755, from Latin crepusculum "twilight, dusk," from creper "dusky," of unknown origin. Especially of evening twilight.
  • As in dark : adj lack of light
  • As in dusky : adj dark-hued; murky
  • As in gloomy : adj dark, black
  • As in hazy : adj cloudy
Example sentences :
  • Through the crepuscular whiteness the trees hung in blotted masses.
  • Extract from : « The Reef » by Edith Wharton
  • It is blended twilight of intellect and sensation; it is the crepuscular of thought.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Francis Thompson » by Everard Meynell
  • She lay white, and as if suspended, in the crepuscular atmosphere of sunset mingling with the ashy gleam of the vast anchorage.
  • Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad
  • Some species of foxes, however, are twilight prowlers, and one or two of the fennecs are also crepuscular.
  • Extract from : « The Young Yagers » by Mayne Reid
  • Crepuscular, kre-pus′kū-lar, adj. of or pertaining to twilight—also Crepus′culous.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various
  • When my eyes unclosed the chamber of the moonstone walls was filled with a silvery, crepuscular light.
  • Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
  • Rabbits and hares are crepuscular and possibly more nocturnal than diurnal.
  • Extract from : « A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha » by E. Raymond Hall
  • There is little need to dwell upon these crepuscular stirrings of popular Latin poetry in the earlier Middle Ages.
  • Extract from : « Wine, Women, and Song » by Various
  • Some of the people went, and others came, with brief devoirs to Mrs. Maybough in the crepuscular corner where she sat.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Bohemia » by William Dean Howells
  • In the Crepuscular and Nocturnal Lepidoptera this fold, especially in the former, is very slight.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) » by William Kirby

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