twilight

twi·light  (twlt)

n.

1.

a. The diffused light from the sky during the early evening or early morning when the sun is below the horizon and its light is refracted by the earth's atmosphere.

b. The time of the day when the sun is just below the horizon, especially the period between sunset and dark.

2. Dim or diffused illumination.

3. A period or condition of decline following growth, glory, or success: in the twilight of his life.

4. A state of ambiguity or obscurity.

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[Middle English twilighte : Old English twi-, two, half; see dwo- in Indo-European roots + Old English lht, light; see light¹.]

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twilight

Noun

1. the soft dim light that occurs when the sun is just below the horizon after sunset

2. the period in which this light occurs: soon after twilight we started marching again

3. a period in which strength, importance, etc., is gradually declining: the twilight of his political career

Adjective

1. of or relating to the period towards the end of the day: the twilight shift

2. of or being a period of decline: he spent most of his twilight years working on a history of France

3. denoting irregularity and obscurity: a twilight existence [Old English twi- half + light]

twilit adj

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The periods of incomplete darkness following sunset and preceding sunrise. Twilight is designated as civil, nautical or astronomical, as the darker limit occurs when the center of the sun is 6 deg, 12 deg or 18 deg, respectively, below the celestial horizon.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twilight - the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, fall even, evening, eventide, eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" night - a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to night" time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
	2.	twilight - the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
	3.	twilight - a condition of decline following successes; "in the twilight of the empire" declination, decline - a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
Adj.	1.	twilight - lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river" dusky, twilit dark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"

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twilight

noun 1. dusk, evening, sunset, early evening, nightfall, sundown, gloaming Scot. (poetic) close of day, evo Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE dawn

noun 2. half-light, gloom, dimness, semi-darkness

noun 3. decline, last years, final years, closing years, autumn, downturn, ebb, last phase << OPPOSITE height

adjective 4. evening, dim, darkening, evo Austral. (slang)

adjective 5. declining, last, final, dying, ebbing

Translations

twilight [ˈtwaɪlaɪt] n → crepúsculo;

(morning) → madrugada;

in the twilight → en la media luz

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twilight [ˈtwaɪlaɪt] n → crépuscule m (= morning); aube f;

in the twilight → dans la pénombre

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twilight [ˈtwaɪlaɪt] n → Dämmerung f;

in the twilight → in der Dämmerung

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twilight [ˈtwaɪlaɪt] n (evening) → crepuscolo;

(morning) → alba;

in the twilight → nella penombra

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twilight

n twilight [ˈtwailait]

1 (the time of) the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets. skemer غَسَق здрач šero tusmørke; skumring die Dämmerung λυκαυγές, λυκόφως crepúsculo; luz del alba koidik, videvik گرگ و میش aamurusko, iltahämärä aube naissante; crépuscule דִמדוּמִים धुंधला प्रकाश sumrak, suton szürkület senjakala ljósaskipti crepuscolo 薄明 (해 뜨기 전이나 해 진 후의) 어스름 prieblanda, sutemos krēsla; mijkrēslis cahaya samar-samar schemering skumring, tussmørke brzask, zmrok crepúsculo amurg, crepuscul сумерки šero mrak sumrak gryning, skymning, halvdager ช่วงเวลาหลังจากพระอาทิตย์ตกหรือก่อนฟ้าสาง alaca karanlık 曙光，暮光 сутінки, присмерки; напівтемрява جھٹپٹا، دھندلکا lúc choạng vạng 曙光，暮光

2 the time when the full strength or power of something is decreasing in the twilight of his life. najaar فَتْرَة ضَعْف القُوَّه، إنخِفاض القُوَّه залез soumrak nedgangsperiode der Dämmerzustand λυκόφως, παρακμή ocaso, decadencia, declinación koidik افول elämän ehtoo crépuscule, déclin דִמדוּמִים आखिरी अवस्था suton alkony masa tua hnignun crepuscolo, tramonto 衰退期 쇠퇴기, 황혼기 saulėlydis (mūža) novakare masa-masa akhir schemering sluttperiode, nedgangstid zmierzch, schyłek crepúsculo declin, amurg период заката súmrak somrak sumrak skymning, kväll ช่วงเวลาสุดท้าย çöküş devri 沒落時代，衰年 схил; захід چل چلاؤ، چراغ سحر lúc thoái trào 没落时代，衰年