eventide
Day's gentle close
Eventide is a literary or archaic word for evening.
It appears in hymns, poetry, and deliberately old-fashioned contexts: Abide with me, fast falls the eventide.
Outside such uses, evening serves for ordinary speech.
Dimming after sundown
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- dimmingDecreasing in brightness
shadows · afterglow · darkening · penumbra · half-light · dusky · fading · murky
Moon appearing over horizon
- starlightLuminance from distant suns
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
- astralRelating to stars
nocturne · constellations · luminaries · heavens · firmament · celestial · nightsky
Evening devotional service
- supperEvening repast
- hearthFireplace floor area
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
- nightcapPre-sleep alcoholic drink
tisane · bedtime · prayers · compline · dinnertime · suppertime · fireside · candlelight
Undisturbed mental quietude
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- calmFree from agitation
repose · hush · peace · solitude · restfulness · gentleness · placidity · soothing
Bioluminescent nocturnal beetles
- cricketsJumping insects that chirp
- owlsNocturnal birds of prey
- batsFlying nocturnal mammals
- nightjarsNocturnal insect-catching birds
moths · cicadas · birdsong · chorus · roosting · nocturnal · cooling · dewfall
Soothing song for babies
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
contemplation · introspection · meditation · wistful · melancholy · bittersweet · farewell · passing
dusk
Dimming after sundown
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
dimming · shadows · afterglow · darkening · penumbra · half-light · dusky · fading · murky · obscured
moonrise
Moon appearing over horizon
- starlightLuminance from distant suns
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
astral · nocturne · constellations · luminaries · heavens · firmament · celestial · nightsky
vespers
Evening devotional service
nightcap · tisane · bedtime · prayers · compline · dinnertime · suppertime · fireside · candlelight · homecoming
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- quietudeState of calm stillness
calm · repose · hush · peace · solitude · restfulness · gentleness · placidity · soothing · idyllic
fireflies
Bioluminescent nocturnal beetles
nightjars · moths · cicadas · birdsong · chorus · roosting · nocturnal · cooling · dewfall
lullaby
Soothing song for babies
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
nostalgia · contemplation · introspection · meditation · wistful · melancholy · bittersweet · farewell · passing · ephemeral
- nighttimemidnight, nightfall, night sky, nighttime, starry sky
- daypartsdawn, sunrise, morning, forenoon, midmorning
- twilightdusk, dawn, gloaming, nightfall, crepuscule
- old time wordsfortnight, twelvemonth, yore, erstwhile, ere
- ev'ningsunset, dusk, twilight, nightfall, sundown
- dim lighttwilight, dusk, gloaming, half-light, semidarkness