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vesper

UK/ˈvɛspə//ˈvɛspɚ/

vesper noun: the bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.

Noun

vesper (plural vespers)

  1. The bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.
  2. (poetic) The evening.
    • In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud, / It perch'd for vespers nine; Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white, / Glimmered the white Moon-shine.1797–1798 (date written; revised 1817), S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. In Seven Parts.”, in Sibylline Leaves: A Collection of Poems, London: Rest Fenner, […]...
  3. A vesper martini.
    • ‘I think it’s a fine name,’ said Bond. An idea struck him. ‘Can I borrow it?’ He explained about the special martini he had invented and his search for a name for it. ‘The Vesper,’ he said. ‘It sounds perfect and it’s very appropriate to the violet hour when my cocktail will now be drunk all over...1953, Ian Fleming, “Pink Lights and Champagne”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 59
  4. A vesper bat.
    • Almost all vespers are insect catchers.

Adjective

vesper (not comparable)

  1. (poetic) Evening.
    • On Sumter’s rampart, that sweet eve, / I heard the vesper bugle play […]1908, James Ryder Randall, “On the Rampart”, in Maryland, my Maryland, and other poems, Baltimore, Md.; New York: John Murphy Company, page 28

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Vesper

Vesper

  1. The planet Venus as the evening star.
    • Near-synonyms: Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, morning star, Venus

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Vesper

Vesper (plural Vespers)

  1. A surname from German.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Vesper

Vesper

  1. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

vesper meaning in Tamil and Urdu

vesper in Tamil

மாலை வேளை

vesper in Urdu

گجر, ناقوس شام, شام

Synonyms of vesper

Forms of vesper

Noun
pluralvespers
Proper noun
pluralVespers

Origin of vesper

From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”). The martini name was coined by English novelist Ian Fleming in 1953 in his novel Casino Royale, where fictional secret agent James Bond concocts the recipe and names it after the character Vesper Lynd.

Borrowed from Latin vesper (“evening star”).

Borrowed from German Vesper.

Words formed from vesper

Phrases with vesper

Questions about vesper

What does vesper mean?
Vesper means the bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.
What is vesper in Tamil?
Vesper in Tamil is மாலை வேளை. See Vesper meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vesper?
Vesper can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce vesper?
Vesper is pronounced /ˈvɛspɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of vesper?
The plural of vesper is vespers.

Words near vesper in the dictionary

  1. vespasian
  2. vespasians
  3. Vespasianus
  4. vespasienne
  5. vespasiennes
  6. vesper
  7. vesper bat
  8. vesper bats
  9. vesper martini
  10. vesper martinis
  11. vesper mice

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vesper (page history and authors); Vesper (page history and authors); vesper (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vesper (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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