Dictionary

crepuscular en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /kɹɪˈpʌs.kjʊ.lə/ (UK)
• /kɹɪˈpʌs.kjə.lɚ/ (US)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin crepusculum + -ar.

Meanings

1. Of or resembling twilight; dim.
2. Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight.
   • That's why cats are crepuscular — most active at dawn and dusk — because mice and rats forage for food during these hours when fewer of their natural enemies are around. 1999, J. Anne Helgren, Communicating with Your Cat, →ISBN, page 51:

Forms

Antonyms

noncrepuscular

Coordinates

diurnal · diurnal · nocturnal · nocturnal

Deriveds

crepuscularity · crepuscularly · noncrepuscular · crepuscular ray

Hyponyms

vespertinal · matutinal · vespertine · acronical · matutine

Relateds

crepusculum · crepuscule · crepusculous · crepusculine

Synonyms

crepusculine · twilightish · crepuscular · twilightish

Translations (44)

hi संध्या (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · de dämmerungsaktiv (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · be сутонлівы (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · ru су́меречный (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · hi साँझ (of or relating to twilight) · ru су́меречный (of or relating to twilight) · hi द्वाभा (of or relating to twilight) · it crepuscolare (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · hi सांध्य प्रकाश (of or relating to twilight) · ca crepuscular (of or relating to twilight) · gv breck-ghoo (of or relating to twilight) · ja 薄明薄暮性 (of or relating to twilight) · fr crépusculaire (of or relating to twilight) · eo vespera (of or relating to twilight) · be сутонлівы (of or relating to twilight) · hi सांध्य प्रकाश (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · de dämmerungs- (of or relating to twilight) · it crepuscolare (of or relating to twilight) · hi द्वाभा (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · eo vespera (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · nl schemeractief (of or relating to twilight) · hi साँझ (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · es crepuscular (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · be сутонневы (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · hi धुंधलका (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · nl schemeractief (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · fr crépusculaire (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · fi hämärä (of or relating to twilight) · be сутонневы (of or relating to twilight) · ja 薄明薄暮性 (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · be сутонны (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · pt crepuscular (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · fi hämäräaktiivinen (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · be сутонны (of or relating to twilight) · hi गोधूलि (of or relating to twilight) · hi झुटपुटा (of or relating to twilight) · pt crepuscular (of or relating to twilight) · ca crepuscular (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · hi गोधूलि (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · hi झुटपुटा (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · hi धुंधलका (of or relating to twilight) · gv breck-ghoo (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight) · hi संध्या (of or relating to twilight) · es crepuscular (of or relating to twilight)