twilight
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- adjective
- /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
:
crepuscular
- The artist captured the beauty of the twilight sky in her painting, using gentle hues of purple and orange.
- twilight sky
- long twilight
Examples
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The building framed against a twilight sky.
Fiction book (1996) -
He got dressed, and when he went out into the street, it was already twilight.
Fiction book (1996) -
Beneath an overcast sky, it was already twilight.
Fiction book (1996) -
It was already twilight by then, the sun gone below the horizon, its failing light a faint shimmer against the ocean's waters.
Fiction book (1992) -
It would be twilight, and the white Alaskan ferryboat would be rolling in the long ocean troughs as I stood at the rail with a pint of whiskey in my hand and watched the cedar-tree mountains turn to night under the snowy mountains beyond to the east.
Fiction book (1991) -
The garden looked magical in the twilight, casting a soft glow over the flowers.
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As the sun began to set, the room was filled with a twilight ambiance, making it feel cozy and warm.
Synonyms
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4.7
Dim light like the sky just after the sun goes down
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9.9
Soft dim light seen at twilight
Having dim, soft light like the sky just after sunset
Antonyms
Compounds
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective twilight also comes from twi- 'two' and light, meaning the faint light between day and night, so something described as 'twilight' is dim and softly lit as if the sun is almost gone.