crepuscolare

twilight (adj.)

adjective kreh-poos-koh-LAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin crepusculum (twilight).

Also means

decadent

Usage Note

Crepuscolare describes something relating to twilight or dusk. In Italian literary history it also names the crepuscolarismo, an early-20th-century poetic movement (poesia crepuscolare) characterized by melancholy and subdued tones. The adjective is invariable in gender: il cielo crepuscolare / la luce crepuscolare.

Examples

"La luce crepuscolare tingeva il paesaggio di rosa."

Natural Translation

The twilight light tinged the landscape pink.

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