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Twilight

/ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

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.

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📖 Definitions of "Twilight"

noun

1
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.
"I could just make out her face in the twilight."
2
The time when this light is visible; the period between daylight and darkness.
"It was twilight by the time I got back home."
3
The time when the sun is less than 18° below the horizon.
4
Any faint light through which something is seen; an in-between or fading condition.
"The twilight of one's life"

verb

1
To illuminate faintly.

adjective

1
Pertaining to or resembling twilight; faintly illuminated; obscure.

🔄 Synonyms of "Twilight"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
gloamingnoun	Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
dusknoun	The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
twilit	Illuminated by or as if by twilight; half-lit
fallverb	(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
duskynoun	Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
nightfallnoun	The close of the day; the coming of night.
evenfallnoun	(poetic) dusk, twilight

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Twilight"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
dusknoun	The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
gloamingnoun	Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
twilit	Illuminated by or as if by twilight; half-lit
evenfallnoun	(poetic) dusk, twilight
nightfallnoun	The close of the day; the coming of night.
darknoun	Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
fallverb	(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
duskynoun	Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
starsnoun	(with "the") Outer space.
lightnoun	(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
sunsetnoun	The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
sundownnoun	(now chiefly US) Sunset.
dawnnoun	(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
eveningnoun	The time of day between afternoon and night.
nebulous	Vague or ill-defined.
greynoun	Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
blurred	Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.
declinenoun	The act of declining or refusing something.
fuzzynoun	Vague or imprecise.
woollynoun	Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.