crépuscule
See also: crepuscule
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin crepusculum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
crépuscule m (plural crépuscules)
- twilight, dusk (time of day between sunset and darkness)
- Synonyms: coucher de soleil, entre chien et loup, l’heure du mystère, tombée de la nuit, (Réunion) fénoir
- Antonym: aube (“dawn, daybreak”)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “crépuscule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.