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Word of the day August 6
The Word of the Day for August 6 is:
vespertine • \VESS-per-tyne\ • (adjective) 1. of, relating to, or occurring in the evening; 2. active, flowering, or flourishing in the evening; crepuscular
A little more information about today’s word:
Imagine this vespertine scenario: Hesperus, the Evening Star, shines in a clear sky; little brown bats flutter near the treetops; somewhere in the distance a church bell calls worshipers to the evening service. Can you find three words (other than "vespertine") associated with the Latin root "vesper," which means "evening," hidden in that scene? The evening star was once known as "Vesper" ("Hesperus" is from the Greek for "evening"); "vespertilian" means "batlike" (the Latin for bat is "vespertilio"); and we still call an evening worship service "vespers."
My sentence (using definition #1):
A vespertine fog crept over the farm, concealing the outbuildings and the orchard and stranding the house in an inky ocean of darkness as the evening turned to night.
Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.
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