evening star

Meaning

Name

The planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening.

Noun

1. Any star seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter.
2. An evening primrose (Oenothera biennis).
3. Mentzelia pumila (dwarf mentzelia) and other species of genus Mentzelia.

Synonyms

Venus

Hesperus

morning star

Vesper

Hesper

vesper

planet Venus

Translations

Abendstern

étoile du soir

lucero de la tarde

avondster

stella della sera

estrella de la tarde

estrela d'alva

Stella Vespertina

نجم المساء

Venus

Venere

vesper

Étoile du Soir

Éosphoros

Morgenstern

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: ǣfensteorra

In summary

From evening + star. Cf. Old English ǣfensteorra.