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vespertine
Jul. 17th, 2017 07:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
underusedrelating to, occurring, or active in the evening
This whispering adjective has its root in vesper, the Latin for evening or evening star. Though not much used, “vesper” is a synonym for evening in English. Vespers (also known to Anglicans as evensong) is also the name of evening prayers in some Christian traditions.
Vespertine in the life sciences describes flowers that bloom at dusk, as well as the habits of bats and owls. (If you live with a cat, you’re familiar with vespertine antics.)
Literarily, it captures an eerily beautiful time of day.
One of my favourite parts of Word of the Day is when the community shares words that come to mind in reading an entry.
What words does vespertine (or evening) evoke for you?
