half-light
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈhæfˌlaɪt/
:
semiluz
- So Ethold stood in the half-light of a dimmed miner's torch and waited.
Examples
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His face was ruddy in the half-light of the bar.
Fiction book (1997) -
A dark stain that looked black in the half-light began to spread.
Fiction book (1992) -
What are we doing sitting here in the half-light?
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Without another word, Frank turned and led him into the watery half-light of the back room.
Fiction book (1994) -
The following night, they sat in the half-light that flickered from the screen above them.
Fiction book (1990) -
The water looked dark and oily in the half-light of dawn.
Fiction book (1992) -
His white teeth shone in the half-light of the car's interior.
Fiction book (1992) -
Looking at her in the half-light, he realizes she will soon be prettier than her mother.
Fiction book (1991) -
The mist has begun to dissipate in the half-light of false dawn.
Fiction book (1994) -
They walked hand in hand through the soft half-light of the early morning.
Synonyms
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2.0
Soft light from a burning candle that makes a room feel warm
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2.8
Light that comes from a lamp
1
2.6
A soft, low light that is not very bright
1
4.4
Low light when a place is partly dark
1
4.8
A soft pale light like the moon
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9.9
A faint light from an old lamp that helps you see in the dark
A low level of light, like at sunset
A place or time with very little light
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Morphology
Etymology
Half-light comes from half ('part') and light ('what makes things visible'), so it literally means a time or place that is only partly lit, like the soft glow you see at dawn or dusk.