Hesperian (adj)
hes-per-ee-an
(poetic) relating to the night / Western, occidental.
Latin Hesperia, the west, from Greek, from feminine of hesperios of the evening, western, from hesperos evening.
Example sentences
“The house was silent at this hesperian hour, but the anticpation for tomorrow thrummed.”
Boscage (noun) bos-kij a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket. 1350–1400; Middle English boskage. Middle French boscage. (more…)
Word of the Day - Filotimo / Philotimo (φιλότιμο) (noun) (Greek) fee-lo-tee-mo
Aimee Lou Wood – a British actor known for her roles in hit shows such as The White Lotus and Sex Education – is set to star in the new…
A new report from the National Literary Trust has found that less than 10% of teenage boys (aged 14 to 16 years) read for pleasure. Research found that fewer than…