Gloaming

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Twilight; dusk.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. twilight, as at early morning or (especially) early evening; dusk
  • n. sullenness; melancholy
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Twilight; dusk; the fall of the evening.
  • n. Sullenness; melancholy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The fall of the evening as the time of dusk or gloom; the twilight.
  • n. Henceā€”2. Closing period; decline: as, the gloaming of life.
  • n. 3. Gloominess of mood or disposition; glooming.
  • Of or pertaining to the gloaming or twilight.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the time of day immediately following sunset
  • Antonym
    daytime    nocturnal    nighttime    as    well    diurnal    darkness    daylight   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    time of day    hour   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    night   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    twilight    dusk    sullenness    melancholy    dawn    vespers    sundown    crepuscule   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Wyoming    combing    foaming    homing    roaming   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    greyness    half-light    brownness    refection    lunch-hour    hazes    stagnancy    grayness    Trilling    wilding