Twilight

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The diffused light from the sky during the early evening or early morning when the sun is below the horizon and its light is refracted by the earth's atmosphere.
  • n. The time of the day when the sun is just below the horizon, especially the period between sunset and dark.
  • n. Dim or diffused illumination.
  • n. A period or condition of decline following growth, glory, or success: in the twilight of his life.
  • n. A state of ambiguity or obscurity.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
  • n. The time when this light is visible; the period between daylight and darkness.
  • n. Any faint light through which something is seen; an in-between or fading condition.
  • adj. Pertaining to or resembling twilight.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18° below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
  • n. faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed.
  • adj. Seen or done by twilight.
  • adj. Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon at morning and evening.
  • n. Hence, any faint light; partial darkness; shade.
  • n. Figuratively, an indistinct medium of perception; also, a state of faint or hazy mental illumination.
  • Bolonging, pertaining, or peculiar to twilight; seen by twilight; crepuscular, as a hat or moth.
  • Faintly illuminated; shady; dim; obscure: either literally or figuratively.
  • To illuminate faintly or dimly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lighted by or as if by twilight
  • n. a condition of decline following successes
  • n. the time of day immediately following sunset
  • n. the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
  • Equivalent
    dark   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    dawn    dusk   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    highlight    skylight   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dusk    gloom    dawn    mist    sunset    moonlight    stillness    haze    sky    chill