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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evenfall
  1. night
  2. sunset
  3. dusk
  4. evening
  5. twilight
Noun
  • Copied Share Commanders go three-and-out Rohan Nadkarni Only three plays and six yards for the Commanders on their first drive of the night.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The plight of the core group is threaded with scenes revolving around the McConville family, whose matriarch Jean is taken by the IRA one night in 1972.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of night
Noun
  • Shots of a lioness silhouetted against a sunset and trees silhouetted against a stormy sky are very detailed; the contours of the lioness and both the texture and color of leaves and bark on the trees come through without looking blown out.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Think about the jackass, who probably isn’t enjoying a stunning pink-purple sunset.
    Tim Zientek, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of sunset
Noun
  • 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
  • Shadow details are maintained while looking dark, and in one scene of a valley at dusk, the lights of houses twinkle brightly without showing any light bloom.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of dusk
Noun
  • About five people were still considered missing by Thursday evening, Schroetlin said.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Students from College of Adaptive Arts will participate in the game that evening by singing the opening National Anthem, as well as performing a special cheer routine during the game.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of evening
Noun
  • Rodgers, at the age of 40 and looking every bit like it this season, is clearly in the twilight of his career.
    Jesse Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Instead, these locations experience polar twilight as their brightest periods during this season, which replaces their daylight.
    Cecilia Blomdahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of twilight
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