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half-light

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half-light (hflt, häf-)
n.
The soft, subdued light seen at dusk or dawn or in dimly lit interiors.

half-light
n
a dim light, as at dawn or dusk
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.half-light - a greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)
light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
Translations
half-light [ˈhɑːflaɪt] Npenumbra f
half-light [ˌhɑːfˈlaɪt] nsemioscurità
half-light [ˌhɑːfˈlaɪt] nsemioscurità


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The whole expanse Suddenly in the half-light of the dusk Glimmered and waned.
On the fourteenth day I went into the kitchen, and I was surprised to find that the fronds of the red weed had grown right across the hole in the wall, turning the half-light of the place into a crimson-coloured obscurity.
That was, in brief, the chief sensation I received from that face in the dim half-light in which I saw it.
 
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