owl-light
When owls wake
Owl-light is the dim light of dusk or dawn—the threshold hours when owls emerge to hunt.
The word is poetic and rarely used, evoking a gray, uncertain quality of illumination: We walked home through the owl-light.
Dimming after sundown
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- dimmingDecreasing in brightness
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- eventideArchaic term for dusk
afterglow · sundown · nightfall · vesper · dusky · shadowy · fading · gloom
dusk
Dimming after sundown
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- dimmingDecreasing in brightness
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
eventide · afterglow · sundown · nightfall · vesper · dusky · shadowy · fading · gloom · murky
predator
Organism that consumes others
- prowlingMoving stealthily while hunting
- wakeningAct of becoming conscious
- stirringArousing strong emotion
emergence · roosting · hooting · raptor · watchful · keen-eyed · gliding · moths · nightjar · creatures
archaic
Belonging to earlier times
- literaryOf written works
- evocativeTending to summon memories
- atmosphericOf the air above
romantic · nostalgic · rustic · folklore · pastoral · lyrical · melancholic · wistful · haunting · ethereal
owl-lightbroad daylight
Fully visible daytime conditions
bright light · high noon · pitch darkness · blackness · dead of night
owl, light, owls, owlish, owlet, owlets, lights, lighted, lighting