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Detailed Synonyms for twilight in English

twilight:

twilight [the ~] noun

  1. the twilight
    the twilight; the gloam; the dusk; the dim; the semidarkness
  2. the twilight
    the twilight
  3. the twilight
    the twilight; the dusk
  4. the 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 1
    the 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 1
  5. the twilight
    – a condition of decline following successes 1
    the twilight
    – a condition of decline following successes 1
    • twilight [the ~] noun
      • in the twilight of the empire1
  6. the twilight
    – the time of day immediately following sunset 1
    the fall; the twilight; the dusk; the gloam; the gloaming; the crepuscule; the nightfall; the evenfall; the crepuscle
    – the time of day immediately following sunset 1

twilight adj

  1. twilight
    – lighted by or as if by twilight 1
    twilight; dusky; twilit
    – lighted by or as if by twilight 1
    • twilight adj
      • the twilight glow of the sky1
    • dusky adj
      • The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn1
    • twilit adj
      • a boat on a twilit river1

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Related Definitions for "twilight":

  1. lighted by or as if by twilight1
    • the twilight glow of the sky1
  2. the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth1
  3. a condition of decline following successes1
    • in the twilight of the empire1
  4. the time of day immediately following sunset1
    • he loved the twilight1

Related Synonyms for twilight