Antonyms for crepuscular

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

Synonyms for crepuscular

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