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twilight

twilight

20 5.8
A late time when something that was strong loses power
  • noun
  • /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
: ocaso
  • I have no time for worry in this twilight of my life.

What What are you excited about or optimistic about in this twilight of the American Century?

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Examples

  • I think Fielder is a perfect example... a past-his-prime power hitter in the twilight of his career using up a roster spot.

  • Overbay is an average player and is in the twilight of his career.

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  • But the other side is this is the twilight of his career and people remember the thing that you left them with.

  • An old man in the twilight of his life.

  • I grew up in the twilight of a great empire.

  • When I was sober, I was worried about, "Is this the twilight of my career?"

  • Now that I'm getting to my twilight years, I am wondering what is going to happen after I pass away.

  • But now in the twilight of my life, this understanding has passed into contentment.

  • As more people are entering their twilight years, the need for homecare nurses is going to keep increasing.

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  • As we witness the twilight of the once-vibrant community, many reflect on its past achievements.

Synonyms

sunset
vstwilight
2 7.5

An industry or product that is declining and likely to disappear

applies to decline after success across eras or institutions
evening
vstwilight
  • Literature
1 5.3

The final period of a long process or a person's life

describes a decline after success toward an end

Antonyms

201 3.7

A time when people or a country have money and success

9 4.6

Ability of a living thing to survive and grow

Compounds

twilight zone
  • Informal
16 7.7

An unclear or strange situation between two states

The time after the sun goes down when the sky is partly light

twilight sleep
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A state when medicine makes a person partly awake during childbirth

1 9.9

A Norse myth about the final battle that destroys the gods

A walk outside when the sun is setting and the light is fading

twilight zone
  • Specialized
1 7.5

The ocean layer below the surface where only faint light reaches

To see well in low light, for example at dusk or in moonlight

How Declined

end
∞ 1.0
twilight
20 5.8
decline
357 3.9
heyday
29 5.8

Surface Forms

twilight singular
twilights plural

Morphology

twilight = twi + light

Although historically built from a bound element related to division and 'light', the figurative sense 'period of decline' is not recoverable by standard modern English morphology.

Etymology

Twilight uses the same parts twi- 'two' and light to suggest a time 'between' day and night, and people borrow that image for times near the end of life or a period. So twilight can mean a time of decline after a time of success.