Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

advesperation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-ves-per-a-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The approach of evening.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Indeed, throughout several scenes, these familiar Hibernicisms prevail, originating in our Author's correspondence with his friend, then in his compositional advesperation."
"And towards thy life’s advesperation, / When most are prone to [ ] / Their feeble limbs to desiccation,[…]"
"[…]before the advesperation of day, as if obeying an ungovernable impulse, Velid drew breath and bridle-reign at the Northern issue of the valley."
"Lost in advesperations of the night, / It sighs to lose its charm—its chief delight."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin advesperātiō. See advesperate.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

advesperations (plural)

Questions

What does advesperation mean?: The approach of evening.
Where does advesperation come from?: Borrowed from Latin advesperātiō. See advesperate.

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