evenfall

noun

ˈē-vən-ˌfȯl How to pronounce evenfall (audio)
Definition of evenfallnext
as in night
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness with the coming of evenfall the Greek island takes on an entirely different mood

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  1. night
  2. sunset
  3. dusk
  4. evening
  5. twilight
Noun
  • Though just two men were tried—and acquitted—for the murder, Thompson’s research suggests eight were present in the barn on the night of Till’s killing.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Saturday and Sunday are both expected to be cold with daytime highs around 40 and lows in the 20s at night.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of night
Noun
  • After sunset, the five-mile excursion around the mountain transforms into a holiday sing-along extravaganza.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Here on a table overlooking the sea just after a spectacular sunset, with a million stars starting to shine.
    Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of sunset
Noun
  • Perhaps the most impressive features of this tiny home are the floor-to-ceiling windows, which provide tons of natural light throughout the day and give you a beautiful view of nature at dusk.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, according to the country’s health ministry, and at dusk more strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs.
    Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of dusk
Noun
  • Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education made Shauna Murphy, who has been serving as interim superintendent since May, the district's permanent superintendent during a surprise vote Monday evening.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The annual award show, which recognizes outstanding achievement in country music, features rising stars and veteran performers competing for the evening's top honors, including the New Artist of the Year award and the coveted Entertainer of the Year title.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of evening
Noun
  • These and other organic molecules likely formed in the twilight years of the earliest stars, perhaps as early as a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.
    Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The Summit at Snoqualmie, in Washington, sells night-skiing tickets (hours are 4 to 9:30 P.M.) for $40; afternoon tickets for $58, or twilight tickets (starting at 2 P.M.) for $59.
    Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of twilight
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