vespertine

[ ves-per-tin, -tahyn ]

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.

vespertine

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vespertine¹

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

Example Sentences

Up Broadway Chandler moved with the vespertine dress parade.

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

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

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