Wordie: Crepuscular: Comments

Comment by Emmy, 7 months ago

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:30:48 +0000

Crepuscular Dawn by Paul Virilio. Read it.

Comment by chained_bear, 11 months ago

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:38:36 +0000

I like this word, but it always reminds me of cells--like "corpuscle" or "muscular"--or even "testicular."

If that ruins it for anyone, I'm sorryish. ;)

Comment by npydyuan, about 1 year ago

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:49:24 +0000

A fine feature of "crepuscular" is its ability to signify dusk OR dawn. The in-between times, the secret times....

Comment by samoritan, about 1 year ago

Thu, 17 May 2007 15:02:15 +0000

In a strongly-worked essay on gun violence, Harlan Ellison once referred to Ronald Reagan as a "crepuscular old fart".

Comment by polymorph, about 1 year ago

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 13:38:38 +0000

One theory of the evolution of the human brain is that our distant crepuscular ancestors needed sharp vision to avoid predators. This lead to increased brain capacity necessary to process the higher image resolution that their enlarged optic nerve was delivering (I imagine a wide-eyed lemur-like creature constantly scanning its environment searching for danger in the twilight).

Comment by beee, about 1 year ago

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:05:42 +0000

I like this word. It is the inspiration for the last name of the heroine of "Dos Palabras," a short story by Isabel Allende. In Spanish it sounds quite romantic, but yes, I have to agree that the English pronunciation is less agreeable.

Comment by Valse, about 1 year ago

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:01:47 +0000

I do agree this is a strange word...but it matches a pretty strange time of day. That beautiful, eerie glow and the darkness slowly creeping up. Of course, it can also be used to describe insects and other animals that come out around that time...

Comment by tree, about 1 year ago

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:34:58 +0000

odd, i just wrote this as a comment to someone on livejournal: the word crepuscular brings to mind rabbits, so for me it's a lovely, faintly sad word - sad because my bunnies have passed. it makes me think of twitching noses and shadows.

Comment by billifer, about 1 year ago

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:24:55 +0000

It reminds me of seafood. Crepuscular... crustacean.... Same thing. :)

Comment by hanru, about 1 year ago

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 10:11:55 +0000

Agreed. Twilight deserves a more pleasant-sounding word...

Comment by emily_morine, about 1 year ago

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:41:27 +0000

I'm not sure whether I love crepuscular or hate it. I love that there's a word for this concept, but the actual word itself seems more descriptive of an infected, peeling scab.