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n.
The darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening.

adj.
Tending to darkness; dusky.

intr. & tr.v., dusked, dusk·ing, dusks.
To become or make dark or dusky.

[From Middle English, dark, alteration of Old English dox.]

noun

The period between afternoon and nighttime: eve, evening, eventide, gloaming, nightfall, twilight. Archaic even², vesper. See start/end.

n

Definition: early evening
Antonyms: dawn

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IN BRIEF: The time of day when the light is dim, just before the sun sets.

Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk. — William Arthur Ward.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tusmørke, skumring, skummelhed, skyggefuldhed
v. tr. - formørke, sløre
v. intr. - skumre, mørkne
adj. - skyggefuld, dunkel, mørk

Nederlands (Dutch)
avondschemering, duister

Français (French)
n. - crépuscule, (semi)-obscurité
v. tr. - tomber (la nuit), assombrir, obscurcir
v. intr. - s'assombrir, s'obscurcir
adj. - crépusculaire, foncé, mat, bistré (le teint), sombre, brunâtre (une couleur), obscur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abenddämmerung
v. - dunkel machen, dämmern, trüben
adj. - (poet.) dunkel, dämmerig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σκοτάδι, σούρουπο, λυκόφως

Italiano (Italian)
crepuscolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - anoitecer (m), lusco-fusco (m)

Русский (Russian)
сумерки

Español (Spanish)
n. - anochecer, crepúsculo
v. tr. - oscurecer
v. intr. - oscurecer
adj. - oscuro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skymning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
薄暮, 黄昏, 傍晚, 使变微暗, 使变微黑, 变微暗, 变微黑, 幽暗的, 微黑的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 薄暮, 黃昏, 傍晚
v. tr. - 使變微暗, 使變微黑
v. intr. - 變微暗, 變微黑
adj. - 幽暗的, 微黑的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 땅거미, 그늘, 황혼
v. tr. - 어둑하게 하다
v. intr. - 저물어지다
adj. - 땅거미가 깔린, 황혼의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 夕暮れ, 薄暮, うす暗がり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الظلام, الغسق ( أول الليل)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮השלב האפל של הדמדומים‬
v. tr. - ‮האפיל‬
v. intr. - ‮האפיל, החשיך‬
adj. - ‮בין הערביים, עם חשיכה, אפל‬

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