Emily Dickinson Lexicon

evening (-s, -'s), n. [OE æfnung, to grow towards evening.] (webplay: afternoon, beginning, close, darkness, day, ends, fall, first, friend, life, morning, night, sun, time).

Sunset; approaching dusk; beginning of darkness; [fig.] close of one's life.

evenly, adv. [see even, adj.]

Equally; regularly; exactly; immediately; smoothly; impartially; tranquilly; without fluctuations.

event (-s), n. [OFr < L. e, out + venīre, to come.] (webplay: come, incident).

Occurrence; occasion; happening; climax; outcome; issue; end; consequence.

eventide, n. [see even, n. and tide, n.] (webplay: time).

Evening.

eventual, adj. [see event, n.]

Consequential; ultimate; final; conditional; occurring as a result of.

eventually, adv. [see event, n.]

Ultimately; finally; crowning; will occur under specified circumstances.

ever, adv. [OE.] (webplay: all, always, another, before, come, ear, fear, future, God, learning, less, long, love, man, master, mindful, name, never, now, perpetuity, question, richer, seen, serve, then, time, wisely, wrong).

1. At any time.
2. Forever; eternally; everlasting; always; constantly; perpetually; continually; in all cases. 2/App 13 There is another sky, / Ever serene and fair … Never mind silent fields … Into my garden come!

evergreen (-s), n. [see ever, adv. and green, adj.] (webplay: all, throughout, year).

Fresh; lasting; never fading; always green; plants verdant throughout the seasons.

everlasting, adj. [see ever, adv. + last, adj.] (webplay: eternal, eternity, God, immortal, without).

Eternal; immortal; endless; perpetual; unfailing; abiding; indefinitely durable; enduring forever.

every, adj. [OE aefre, aelc ; initially there was no distinction between the words every and each.]

1. All the parts of a whole, emphasizing the individuality of each part.
2. All the parts of a whole with a limit of context, stated or implied, emphasizing the individuality of each part.