twilight
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noun
1.
the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall.
3.
a terminal period, especially after full development, success, etc.: the twilight of his life.
4.
a state of uncertainty, vagueness, or gloom.
adjective
5.
of, pertaining to, or resembling twilight; dim; obscure: in the twilight hours.
6.
appearing or flying at twilight; crepuscular.
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twilight (ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the soft diffused light occurring when the sun is just below the horizon, esp following sunsetRelated: 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 | |
| Related: crepuscular | |
| [C15: literally: half-light (between day and night), from Old English twi- half + | |
| twilit | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
twilight
late 14c. (twilighting), a compound of twi- + light (n.) Cognate with Du. tweelicht (16c.), Ger. zwielicht. Exact connotation of twi- in this word is unclear, but it appears to refer to "half" light, rather than the fact that twilight occurs twice
a day. Cf. also Skt. samdhya "twilight," lit. "a holding together, junction," M.H.G. zwischerliecht, lit. "tweenlight." Originally and most commonly in Eng. with ref. to evening twilight but occasionally used of morning twilight (a sense first attested mid-15c.). Figurative extension is first recorded c.1600.
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Example sentences
But since that time she'd begun to notice at twilight a curious glistening to the air.
Gels live in a kind of chemical twilight zone where they share many properties of both phases of matter.
Twilight is the best time to venture up this abrupt peak.
In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged.
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