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twilight
[ twahy-lahyt ]
noun
- a terminal period, especially after full development, success, etc.:
the twilight of his life.
- a state of uncertainty, vagueness, or gloom.
adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling twilight; dim; obscure:
in the twilight hours.
- appearing or flying at twilight; crepuscular.
twilight
/ ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt; ˈtwaɪˌlɪt /
noun
- the soft diffused light occurring when the sun is just below the horizon, esp following sunset crepuscular
- the period in which this light occurs
- 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)
- any faint light
- a period in which strength, importance, etc, are waning
the twilight of his life
- modifier
- of or relating to the period towards the end of the day
the twilight shift
- of or relating to the final phase of a particular era
the twilight days of the Bush presidency
- denoting irregularity and obscurity
a twilight existence
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Derived Forms
- twilit, adjective
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Other Words From
- twilighty adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of twilight1
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Example Sentences
Other shows have allowed gender and inequality to inspire some episodes: The Twilight Zone, for example.
I do feel there is a gay sensibility in everything I do, including the Twilight movies.
When his Twilight movies got lambasted, “that was more expected,” he says.
“I know people thought I sold out with Twilight, but I was really excited about it,” he says.
The original Twilight Zone is renowned for the acting careers it revived or jump started.
It was the darkest hour of twilight, when there was just enough of gleam from the lurid sky, to shew the outline of objects.
Almost, he saw her visibly change—here in the twilight of the little Luxor garden by his side.
Seven o'clock was the hour fixed for the marriage: it would be twilight then, and dinner over.
In dry weather, they are now to be watered with lukewarm water softly showered upon them, between sunset and twilight.
We were still one league and a half from the island when the twilight ended and night came on.
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