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twilight

/ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/noun, adjective2 syllables

Twilight means: the time of day immediately following sunset.

Synonyms for twilight19

noun, as in the time of day immediately following sunset

dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle

adjective, as in lighted by or as if by twilight

dusky, twilit, dark

also used for twilight

half-light, blue hour, crepusculum, dimmet, evenglome, glooming, tweenlight, mesopelagic

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What does twilight mean?4

noun

1

the time of day immediately following sunset“he loved the twilight”

2

the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth

3

a condition of decline following successes“in the twilight of the empire”

adjective

1

lighted by or as if by twilight“The dusky night rides down the sky / And ushers in the morn”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with twilight?1

two syllables

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Twilight in a sentence

  • It's getting more and more shadowy, soon it will be twilight.unknown
  • The tree stands motionless, clothed in twilight, thickly bedecked with dewdrops.Cindrogriza
  • Do you young people want lights, or do you enjoy the twilight?Hybrid
  • We would go for walks at twilight, to escape the heat.zogwarg
  • Out of caution, he stopped driving at twilight years ago.zogwarg
  • We find ourselves in the twilight of our civilization.AlanF_US
  • Mercury can be seen during the twilight of sunrise or sunset.Amastan
  • Twilight offers the best opportunity for seeing wild animals.sundown

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Forms of twilight

as a noun

plural
twilights