1. the time of evening when daylight fades; dusk or twilight
Usage: literary; archaic

Examples

• The old poet loved to walk in the garden at evenfall.
• Birds returned to their nests as evenfall approached.
• The castle looked mysterious in the dim light of evenfall.
• At evenfall, the village grew quiet and peaceful.
• She would sit by the window reading until evenfall.
• The shepherd gathered his flock before evenfall.