Definition of VESPER

vesper

Plural: vespers

Noun

  • An evening prayer, service, or song.
  • a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
  • a late afternoon or evening worship service
  • The bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.
  • The evening.
  • A vesper martini.
  • A vesper bat.

Adj

  • Evening.

Examples

  • Almost all vespers are insect catchers.
  • As the vesper light faded, he made his final, game-winning move in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”).

Synonyms

evening star, Hesperus

Scrabble Score: 11

vesper: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vesper: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vesper: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

vesper: valid Words With Friends Word