predusk
Late afternoon light
Predusk is the period just before dusk—the fading light before twilight fully sets in.
The word appears occasionally in literary or atmospheric descriptions: The predusk sky turned shades of amber and rose.
It's less common than its counterpart predawn.
Light after sunset
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
- blue hourTwilight's deepest color phase
dimming · darkening · afterglow · sunset · sundown · fading light · soft light · amber light
Archaic term for dusk
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- late afternoonHours before evening
- early eveningTime between afternoon and night
- sundownDay's end moment
Undisturbed mental quietude
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- hushAbsence of sound
peacefulness · tranquility · repose · settling · lull · contemplative · meditative · peaceful
twilight
Light after sunset
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
blue hour · dimming · darkening · afterglow · sunset · sundown · fading light · soft light · amber light · twilit
eventide
Archaic term for dusk
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- late afternoonHours before evening
- early eveningTime between afternoon and night
sundown · vespers · magic hour · closing day
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
hush · peacefulness · tranquility · repose · settling · lull · contemplative · meditative · peaceful · hushed