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Meaning of 'twilight' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Twilight [ a.]
- Seen or done by twilight.
- Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.
2 . Twilight [ n.]
- The light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18¡ below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
- faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed.

Meaning of 'twilight' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . twilight [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the time of day immediately following sunset
Example in sentence:
  • he loved the twilight;
  • they finished before the fall of night
Meaning (2):
- a condition of decline following successes
Example in sentence:
  • in the twilight of the empire
3 . twilight [ s]
Meaning (3):
- lighted by or as if by twilight
Example in sentence:
  • a boat on a twilit river;
  • The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn;
  • the twilight glow of the sky

Nearby Words:

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