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sunfall

sunfall

1 2.7
The time of day when the sun goes below the horizon
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌnˌfɔl/
translation icon : puesta de sol
  • They enjoyed a peaceful moment on the beach, watching the sunfall over the ocean.

Examples

  • As the day came to an end, the sky was painted in hues of orange and pink at sunfall.

  • And after sunfall, it lies between two suns, the second and smaller of which will rise in three hours.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Dee Dee worked in the library until nine o'clock, past sunfall, and then she gathered up her books in the leather backpack I gave her for Christmas.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Every evening, I take a walk to the hilltop to witness the beauty of sunfall.

Synonyms

sundown
vssunfall
66 1.2

The time in the evening when the sun goes below the horizon

is the named time of day not focusing on the process
sunsetting
vssunfall
1 1.7

The time when the sun goes down and the sky gets dark

is the specific time when the sun sets rather than the whole process

Antonyms

sunrise
220 1.0

The time in the morning when the sun comes up and day begins

Surface Forms

sunfall singular
sunfalls plural

Morphology

sunfall = sun + fall (semi-transparent) = sun + fall

The compound maps to the time when the sun 'falls' below the horizon (sunset); the mapping is straightforward but uses 'fall' in a less common noun sense equivalent to 'setting', so learners may only partially generalize it.

Etymology

Sunfall is like the familiar word sunset but with fall ('to go down') added to sun, which gives the clear image of the sun going down. So sunfall can simply mean the time of day when the sun sets below the horizon.