gloam
- noun
- /ɡloʊm/
- Archaic
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crepúsculo
- It was she who led them in sinewed file through the autumn gloam of the forest, who stopped to sniff the cold night air for the waft of prey, who chose which lesser life to spare and which to take.
Examples
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* Across the land and through the gloam *
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As the sun set, the village was enveloped in the soft glow of the gloam.
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In the quiet gloam, the stars gradually began to appear in the darkening sky.
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The trees cast long shadows during the gloam, creating an enchanting scene.
Synonyms
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1.0
The time just after the sun goes down before it is fully dark
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2.1
The time in the evening when it becomes dark and night begins
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2.4
Soft light in the sky just before sunrise or after sunset
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9.9
The soft light after sunset before it becomes dark
The time after sunset when it is partly dark
The time just after sunset when the sky gets dark
The time just before it becomes dark
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Gloam comes from an old English word glōm meaning 'twilight' and is the source of the word gloaming. The same root gave us gloom, which once meant 'darkness', so gloam still means the soft, dusky time just after sunset.