Meanings
noundewfall (plural dewfalls)
plural dewfalls · alternative dew-fall
- The forming of dew.
- The time when dew begins to form.
It was dark when they rose in the morning and dark when they filed into the kitchen to get their plates and spoons and still dark when they turned out in the dewfall and grainy mist of the yard.
1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 44
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From dew + fall. Compare Danish dugfald (“dewfall”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Welsh gwlith
- gwlithforming of dew
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APA
dewfall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewfall
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“dewfall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewfall. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dewfall,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewfall.
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