eveningtide
When daylight fades
Eveningtide is a poetic or archaic word for evening—the time when daylight fades into night.
Like eventide, it appears in hymns, older literature, and deliberately elevated prose: At eveningtide they gathered on the shore.
The -tide suffix means time or season, as in Christmastide.
Poetic term for dusk
- duskDimming after sundown
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- sundownDay's end moment
afterglow · dimming · darkening · nightfall · golden hour · blue hour · duskiness · twilit
Undisturbed mental quietude
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- hushAbsence of sound
calm · peace · restfulness · placidity · gentleness · soothing · meditative · contentment
Luminescence from burning wick
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
- starlightLuminance from distant suns
- moonriseMoon appearing over horizon
- firefliesBioluminescent nocturnal beetles
crickets · cicadas · streetlights · lamplit · hearth · chimney smoke · porch lights · soft shadows
gloaming
Poetic term for dusk
- duskDimming after sundown
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
sundown · afterglow · dimming · darkening · nightfall · golden hour · blue hour · duskiness · twilit · penumbra
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
hush · calm · peace · restfulness · placidity · gentleness · soothing · meditative · contentment · unwinding
candlelight
Luminescence from burning wick
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
- starlightLuminance from distant suns
- moonriseMoon appearing over horizon
fireflies · crickets · cicadas · streetlights · lamplit · hearth · chimney smoke · porch lights · soft shadows
conclusion
End or deduction
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- winding downGradually decreasing toward conclusion
settling · homecoming · vespers · evensong · nightcap · bedtime · retiring · rest · supper · dinner hour