vespertine

American  

[ves-per-tin, -tahyn] / ˈvɛs pər tɪn, -ˌtaɪn /

Also vespertinal

adjective

1. of, relating to, or occurring in the evening.

   vespertine stillness.

2. Botany. opening or expanding in the evening, as certain flowers.

3. Zoology. appearing or flying in the early evening; crepuscular.

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vespertine British  

/ ˈvɛspəˌtaɪn /

adjective

1. botany zoology appearing, opening, or active in the evening

   vespertine flowers

2. occurring in the evening or (esp of stars) appearing or setting in the evening

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Etymology

Origin of vespertine

1495–1505; < Latin vespertīnus, equivalent to vesper vesper + -tīnus adj. suffix

Example Sentences

I remember wondering why that was his time to lash out — the vespertine hour, when the day animals were retreating to sleep and the night animals were coming out to hunt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2022

Up Broadway Chandler moved with the vespertine dress parade.

From The Four Million by Henry, O.

Odors from strong bacon and boiling coffee contended against the cut-plug fumes from the vespertine pipe.

From The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million by Henry, O.

There is often a sharp vespertine rigor or a more or less continuous chilliness, accompanied by sensations of "creeping" over the surface, lasting even for several hours.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The vespertine hour was nigh, and over this iron landscape there floated the moon, an opal button in the sky.

From Visionaries by Huneker, James