Crepuscular vs. Dawn
Difference Between Crepuscular and Dawn
Crepuscular➦
Of or like twilight; dim
“The gustatory landscape then was dominated by dark, masculine establishments with crepuscular lighting, meat, more meat and puddles of Old World artery-attacking sauces” (Karen Heller).
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Dawn➦
Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the appearance of indirect sunlight being scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc has reached 18° below the observer's horizon.
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Crepuscular➦
Active primarily at dawn or dusk or both. Used of animals.
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Dawn➦
The time each morning at which daylight first begins.
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Crepuscular➦
Occurring at dawn or dusk or both
crepuscular foraging.
a crepuscular stroll through the park.
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Dawn➦
A first appearance; a beginning
the dawn of history.
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Crepuscular➦
Of or resembling twilight; dim.
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Dawn➦
To begin to become light in the morning.
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Crepuscular➦
(zoology) Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight.
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Dawn➦
To begin to appear or develop; emerge.
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Crepuscular➦
Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; hence, imperfectly clear or luminous.
This semihistorical and crepuscular period.
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Dawn➦
To begin to be perceived or understood
Realization of the danger soon dawned on us.
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Crepuscular➦
Flying in the twilight or evening, or before sunrise; - said certain birds and insects.
Others feed only in the twilight, as bats and owls, and are called crepuscular.
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Dawn➦
(intransitive) To begin to brighten with daylight.
A new day dawns.
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Crepuscular➦
like twilight; dim;
the evening's crepuscular charm
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Dawn➦
(intransitive) To start to appear or be realized.
I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him.
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Dawn➦
(intransitive) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
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Dawn➦
(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
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Dawn➦
(countable) The rising of the sun.
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Dawn➦
(uncountable) The time when the sun rises.
She rose before dawn to meet the train.
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Dawn➦
(uncountable) The earliest phase of something.
the dawn of civilization
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Dawn➦
To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns.
In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene . . . to see the sepulcher.
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Dawn➦
To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
When life awakes, and dawns at every line.
Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid.
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Dawn➦
The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise.
And oft at dawn, deep noon, or falling eve.
No sun, no moon, no morn, no noon,No dawn, no dusk, no proper time of day.
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Dawn➦
First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise.
These tender circumstances diffuse a dawn of serenity over the soul.
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Dawn➦
the first light of day;
we got up before dawn
they talked until morning
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Dawn➦
the earliest period;
the dawn of civilization
the morning of the world
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Dawn➦
an opening time period;
it was the dawn of the Roman Empire
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Dawn➦
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions;
It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
she was penetrated with sorrow
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Dawn➦
appear or develop;
The age of computers had dawned
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Dawn➦
become light;
It started to dawn, and we had to get up
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