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DictionaryeventideEvening
noun

eventide

EEVN-tyde/ˈiːvntaɪd/

The evening or close of day.

At eventide, the hills fade into the gathering shadows.

A quiet landscape at sunset: a low orange sun touches the horizon beyond a meadow, with warm light catching the grass and long shadows stretching toward the viewer.
Etymology
evenOld Englishevening
+tideOld Englishtime, period

The compound means “evening time.” Its second component preserves the older meaning of tide as a period of time, making eventide the part of the day around sunset.

In context

Storytime Haven511:39
vending ointments and powders at eventide.
Kim by Rudyard Kipling 📚✨ | A Tale of Adventure and Espionage in India

More examples

  • We return to the village at eventide.
  • The lake is especially quiet at eventide.
  • They rest on the porch as eventide approaches.

Forms

eventide

Similar words

evening
The ordinary, neutral term rather than a literary one.
dusk
The darker part of evening, just before night.