English Explanatory Dictionary

crepuscular

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or resembling twilight; dim.
  2. Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight.

Pronunciation

/kɹɪˈpʌs.kjʊ.lə/ /kɹɪˈpʌs.kjə.lɚ/ en-us-crepuscular.ogg

Word forms

crepuscular more crepuscular most crepuscular

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin crepusculum + -ar.

Synonyms

crepuscular crepusculine twilightish

Antonyms

noncrepuscular

Related words

crepuscule crepusculine crepusculous crepusculum

Derived words

crepuscularity crepuscularly crepuscular ray noncrepuscular
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