Evenlight

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The light of evening; twilight. uncountable

    "Here at the window in the evenlight I lean my ears to summon once again The sound of memory in its sweet refrain, [...]"

Example

More examples

"Here at the window in the evenlight I lean my ears to summon once again The sound of memory in its sweet refrain, [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English evenlight, evenelyȝth, from Old English ǣfenlēoht (“evening light”), equivalent to even + light. Cognate with Dutch avondlicht (“evening light”), German Abendlicht (“evening light”).

More for "evenlight"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.