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 [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

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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. 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

3. decline, last years, final years, closing years, autumn, downturn, ebb, last phase Now they are both in the twilight of their careers.
decline height, peak, climax, crowning moment

adjective

1. evening, dim, darkening the summer twilight sky

2. declining, last, final, dying, ebbing the twilight years of the Hapsburg Empire

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

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twilight [ˈtwaɪlaɪt]

n

(= dusk) → crépuscule m
in the twilight → dans la pénombre

(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

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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

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twilight:

twilight sleep

n (Med) → Dämmerschlaf m

twilight world

n → Welt f → des Zwielichts

twilight zone

n → Zwielicht nt

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twilight [ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt] n (evening, also) (fig) → crepuscolo; (morning) → alba
at twilight → al crepuscolo, all'alba
in the twilight → nella penombra

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twilight [ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt] n (evening, also) (fig) → crepuscolo; (morning) → alba
at twilight → al crepuscolo, all'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 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