Crepuscule and Dawning

Crepuscule

Crepuscule noun - The time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness.
Usage example: from the deck of our sloop we watched as the island slowly faded from sight in the golden crepuscule of a beautiful Caribbean day

Dawning is an antonym for crepuscule.

Dawning

Dawning noun - The first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance.

Crepuscule is an antonym for dawning.

Nearby Words: dawn, dawned
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Dawning and Crepuscule. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crepuscule/dawning
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