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twilight [ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt] n 1. the soft diffused light occurring when the sun is just below the horizon, esp following sunset Related adj crepuscular 2. the period in which this light occurs 3. the period of time during which the sun is a specified angular distance below the horizon (6°, 12°, and 18° for civil twilight, nautical twilight, and astronomical twilight, respectively) 4. any faint light 5. a period in which strength, importance, etc., are waning the twilight of his life 6. (modifier) a. of or relating to the period towards the end of the day the twilight shift b. of or relating to the final phase of a particular era the twilight days of the Bush presidency c. denoting irregularity and obscurity a twilight existence [literally: half-light (between day and night), from Old English twi- half + light1] twilit [ˈtwaɪˌlɪt] adj 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. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
twilight noun 1. dusk, evening, sunset, early evening, nightfall, sundown, gloaming (Scot. or poetic), close of day They returned at twilight and set off for the bar. dusk morning, dawn, sunrise, daybreak, sunup 2. half-light, gloom, dimness, semi-darkness the deepening autumn twilight adjective Related words adjective crepuscular Translations twilight [ˈtwaɪlaɪt] A. N 1. (= evening) → anochecer m, crepúsculo m; (= morning) → madrugada f at twilight → al anochecer in the twilight → a media luz 2. (fig) → crepúsculo m, ocaso m B. CPD twilight area N = twilight zone twilight sleep N → sueño m crepuscular a twilight world N → un mundo crepuscular twilight zone N → zona f gris twilight [ˈtwaɪlaɪt] n (fig) the twilight of sth (career) → la fin de qch; (life, civilization, empire) → le crépuscule de qch in the twilight of his life → au crépuscule de sa vie modif (= final) [years] → dernier/ère twilight hours twilight hours n (= dusk) → crépuscule m during twilight hours → au crépuscule twilight n (= time) → Dämmerung f; (= semi-darkness also) → Dämmer- or Zwielicht nt; at twilight → in der Dämmerung; the twilight of the gods → die Götterdämmerung; the twilight of western civilization → der Herbst der westlichen Zivilisation (liter); the twilight of his life, his twilight years → sein Lebensabend m twilight: twilight sleep n (Med) → Dämmerschlaf m twilight world n → Welt f → des Zwielichts twilight zone n → Zwielicht nt twilight [ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt] n (evening, also) (fig) → crepuscolo; (morning) → alba at twilight → al crepuscolo, all'alba in the twilight → nella penombra twilight [ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt] n (evening, also) (fig) → crepuscolo; (morning) → alba at twilight → al crepuscolo, all'alba in the twilight → nella penombra 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 hämärä aube naissante; crépuscule דִמדוּמִים धुंधला प्रकाश sumrak, suton szürkület senjakala ljósaskipti crepuscolo 薄明 여명 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 loppu crépuscule, déclin דִמדוּמִים आखिरी अवस्था suton alkony masa tua hnignun crepuscolo, tramonto 衰退期 쇠퇴기 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,暮年 схил; захід چل چلاؤ، چراغ سحر lúc thoái trào 没落时代,衰年 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. They met daily in that strange and solemn interval, the twilight of the morning, in the violet or pink dawn; for it was necessary to rise early, so very early, here. The intervening space was empty--a paved solitude, between lofty edifices, which threw almost a twilight shadow over it. |
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